Tuesday, September 5, 2023

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


The existing exit 31A, from the Paphos - Limassol highway towards Ypsonas and Kouri Dam, will be permanently closed on 30/8/2023. Access to the above destinations will be via the new exit 31A, which has been constructed 1.5 km. further west, immediately after the exit to Erimi. On the Limassol-Nicosia highway, on Tuesday 5/9/2023 and from 21:00 until 05:00 the following day 6/9/2023, between the Skarinos Junction and the Pentaschinos bridge on the highway, work will be carried out to connect existing cables by a private company. During the works, the right lane of the Limassol-Nicosia highway in the direction of Nicosia will be closed for approximately 700 meters and traffic will be diverted to the left lane.

On the Limassol-Nicosia highway, in the period 5/9/2023-14/9/2023, between the hours of 22:00-05:30 of the following day, excluding Fridays and weekends, work will be carried out to replace anti-glare curtains on the safety parapet of the central road island. During the works, the right traffic lane will be partially closed in one direction only for a length of 1500m. and traffic will be diverted to the left lane. Also on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway, from the junction with the Nicosia-Limassol highway to the Lymion interchange, from Wednesday 6/9/2023 until Tuesday 12/9/2023, excluding Fridays and weekends, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, on the highway, watering of the plants of the central islands will be carried out by the Department of Forestry. During the works, the tangential lane of the central island of approximately 1500 m at a time will be partially closed and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca-Kofinou highway, in the period 28/8/2023 – 5/9/2023, every day from Monday to Thursday, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:30, watering works will be carried out on the central islands of the highway, by the Department Forests. During the works, on the Larnaca - Kofinou highway from the Kalos Chorio roundabout to Kofinou, the right traffic lane will be closed in both directions for a length of 1.5 - 2 km. every time. On the Agia Napa – Xylotymbou – Rizoelias highway, in the period 30/8/2023 – 14/9/2023, between the hours of 08:30-16:00, daily, plant watering will be carried out on the central island of the highway, from Department of Forestry. During the works, on the highway from the Xylotymvos bridge to the Rizoelias roundabout (from both directions), the lane adjacent to the central island of the highway will be closed for 1.5 km. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca-Agia Napa highway, from Larnaca Airport to the second Xylofagos exit, in the period 1/9/2023-6/9/2023, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00-15:00, there will be work to clean the lined grooves on the shoulder of the highway pavement. During the work, the freeway shoulder will be partially closed and traffic will remain in normal lanes without the shoulder. Also on the Larnaca-Agia Napa highway, in the direction from the second Xylofagos exit to Larnaca Airport, in the period 7/9/2023-12/9/2023, excluding weekends, between the hours 07:00-15:00, will be held work to clean the lined grooves on the shoulder of the highway pavement. During the work, the freeway shoulder will be partially closed and traffic will remain in normal lanes without the shoulder. In Lakatamia, works will be carried out on Tseriou Avenue and Strovolou Street, from Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue to Pefkou Street, from Friday 12/5/2023 and for a period of 20 months, as part of the improvement/construction of Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos and Sektos Avenues of Tseriou Avenue and Strovolou Street. At the same time, during the same period, as part of the reconstruction of Hippocrates Avenue, Themistokleous Street and Areos Avenue will be closed from their junction with Themistokleous Street to Nikias Street and Kentaurou Street respectively.

In the province of Nicosia, at the Tseri bypass (Halepiano road), from Saturday May 6, 2023, from 7.00 in the morning and for a period of six (6) months, works will be carried out at the junction with the road under construction that will join the Perimetriko Motorway. The traffic lanes will be moved slightly south for a period of 3 months and then further north for another 3 months. In Tseri, Nicosia province, from September 1, 2022, works will be carried out on the Road within Tseri, which will last 78 weeks and is expected to be completed by February 28, 2024. Works will be carried out within the Municipality of Tseri to upgrade the main road that passes through the Municipality. More specifically, the works will include the construction of a two-lane road (with additional clockwise lanes at the traffic lights) within the Municipality of Tseri for a length of approximately 2.5 kilometers. It also includes the construction of sections of bypass roads (K. Misiaulis, Salaminas, T. Anthia, S. Papalazarou, etc.), in a total area of approximately 600 meters, which contribute to the main road. In the project, a small roundabout will be built connecting Strovolos and Agios Georgios streets at its northern end. Along the road, parking spaces will be created on both sides to serve the commercial areas of the Municipality as well as the two Primary Schools included in the project. The project also includes the construction of sidewalks, the installation of traffic lights, the undergrounding of all utilities, horizontal and vertical signage, the installation of new street lighting and other related works. Depending on each phase of the works, the relevant announcements will be issued that will describe the works to be performed as well as the corresponding traffic regulations. Also within the framework of the "Road within Tseri" Project, in the period from June 21, 2023 to September 29, 2023, the fifth phase of the works will be implemented and a section of Theodosi Pieridis Street will be closed from its junction with Protomagias Street to its junction with Michael Karaoli street. During the above phase, traffic from Nicosia to Marki and vice versa will be diverted to Salaminos, Filias, Amathustos and Analyondas streets. In addition, from Nicosia to Halepianes and vice versa, traffic will be channelled through Salaminos, Anexartisias and Tevkrou Anthia streets. For the above traffic regulations, there will be appropriate temporary markings. In Larnaca, the Municipality of Livadia will carry out works on A. Stylianou and Alexandrou Panagouli Avenues, in the period 28/8/2023 – 29/9/2023, between the hours of 08:00 – 15:00, every day except weekends, for replacement water supply system in the central islands of the avenues. During the works, on A. Stylianou Avenue from the Intercollege roundabout to the Livadia roundabout and on Alexandrou Panagoulis Avenue from the Technical School roundabout to the Agios Savvas church, the lane adjacent to the works will be closed from both directions and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca-Dekelia coastal road, also as part of the construction works of the Project "Improvement of the Larnaca-Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C", works will continue to be carried out at a point on the road despite the Larnaca Maritime Club in both directions until October 10, 2023 and traffic will be diverted to Navarinou Street for 650m. approximately, until Athens Street. Also in the province of Larnaca, on Friday 19/05/2023, the reconstruction works of the Ormidia - Xylofago road will begin, which will last for approximately 12 months, until the end of May 2024. The Project is an improvement of a part of the existing road that connects the community Ormideia with the old Larnaca - Dekelia - Famagusta road. The section of the existing road that is being improved begins immediately after the exit from the residential area (near the junction with Menelaou Ludemi Street) and ends at the junction with the old road Larnaca – Dekelia – Famagusta. Also in the province of Larnaca, on the old road of Athienou - Avdellerou - Aradippou, in the period 21/08/2023 - 15/09/2023, every day except weekends, between the hours of 07:00 - 16:00, excavation and construction of wells will be carried out . During the works, the slope of the road from Athienou to Aradippou, in the direction from Athienou to Aradippou, will be partially closed. In some parts of the road, where the shoulder is narrow, traffic management will be done with the STOP & GO system. Also in the province of Larnaca, as part of the construction works of the "Improvement of the Ormideia - Xylofagos Road" Project, from August 28, 2023 until July 17, 2024, work will be carried out on Anexartisias Street. The road will be closed to traffic in both directions, from the junction with Menelaou Ludemi Street to the junction with the old Larnaca-Dekelia-Ammochosto road. During the works, traffic will be diverted to an existing parallel road (old Larnaca-Dekelia-Ammochosto road). The movement of vehicles and pedestrians on adjacent roads and properties will be done according to the corresponding local arrangements. On the road Kornos - Delikipo - Lefkara, in the period 4/9/2023 - 2/10/2023, every day except Sunday, between the hours of 06:00 - 17:00, water pipeline installation works will be carried out by the Water Development Department. During the above period, part of the road will be partially closed, from its junction with the old Nicosia-Limassol road and in the direction of Kornos, approximately 100 meters long each time and a total length of 900 meters, and traffic will be using traffic light markings. In the district of Paphos, the road Aspro Potamos (borders of the State Forest) - Toxeutras in the Akamas National Forest Park is still closed, due to improvement works on the road network. The public, to avoid inconvenience but also for safety reasons, is invited to avoid using the road in question and to use the roads that lead from the communities of Inia, Arodon and Kathika to the Park. In particular, those who will visit Lara should use the "Inia-Lara" road and those who will visit Avakas the "Pano Arodes-Avakas" road. Land owners, farmers, breeders and other professionals operating in the area can use the "Pegia-Osia Matrona-Avakas" road. On the Nicosia-Troodos road, from Tuesday 6/6/2023 and for a period of approximately 6 months, as part of the construction of the Astromeritis-Evrycho highway, retaining walls will be carried out along the Nicosia-Troodos highway in the Koutrafa Community, in the Koronia region. Traffic on the Nicosia – Troodos highway will be conducted through a bypass road parallel to the existing road. In Limassol, on Ellados Street, near Tzamouda, up to its junction with Gladstonos Street, works will be carried out, as part of the Great Flood Protection Project of the Center of Limassol. The work is expected to last until Friday, September 29. During the works, temporary traffic arrangements will be in place and the public is asked to be patient and obey the temporary road markings. Also within the framework of the Major Flood Protection Project of the Center of Limassol, from Thursday 31 August to Saturday 9 September, works will be carried out on Irene Street, from its junction with 16th June Street to its junction with Navarinou Street. During the works the above section of the road will be closed and the public is invited to comply with the temporary road markings. In the district of Limassol, on the Zakaki-Asoma road, from Tuesday 22/08/2023 to Tuesday 12/09/2023, from 07:00 to 18:00 every day except Sundays, excavation and pipe laying works will be carried out for the needs of the SYL by a private Contracting Company. During the works and at other times one lane of traffic will be closed at all times for approximately 120m and traffic will be managed with temporary traffic lights. On the Malias-Arsos road, also in the province of Limassol, during the period 30/8/2023 – 20/10/2023, between the hours of 07:00-16:00, a private company will carry out construction works of retaining walls. During the works, one traffic lane will be closed for a length of 100m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane using temporary traffic lights. As part of the construction works of Phase 1 of the Road Network of the Vassilikos Energy Center, in Mari, from March 23, 2023, on the road between the EAC substation and the Vassilikos River in Mari, north of the cement plant facilities, system construction works will be carried out sewage system and one lane will be closed to traffic. Traffic will be regulated with traffic lights. The movement of vehicles and pedestrians, on adjacent roads and residences will be done according to the corresponding local arrangements.