MAJOR ROAD WORKS
Between the dates 29/1/2024 – 21/3/2024 and between the hours of 20:00 in the evening and 05:30 in the morning of the following day, excluding Friday, Saturday and Sunday, road maintenance works will be carried out on the Paphos – Limassol highway (A6) and Limassol – Paphos (A6) in both traffic lanes. During the execution of the works, traffic will be diverted from adjacent exits. On highways in the province of Larnaca, in the period 29/01/2024 – 29/03/2024 between the hours 08:30 – 14:30, every day except weekends and holidays, the Forestry Department will carry out pruning operations of the bushes on the slopes of the highways . During the works, on the Larnaca - Paralimni highway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout and on the Larnaca - Kofinou highway (from both directions), part of the ramp will be closed, in sections 300 meters long each way.
On the Larnaca-Kofinou highway, in the period, 4/3/2024 – 12/4/2024, except Sundays, from 08:00 in the morning until 15:00 in the afternoon, work will be carried out to cut / prune and collect acacias and of other trees from the abutments and slopes along the entire length of the motorway in both directions, including Junctions. During the work, the freeway shoulder will be partially closed and traffic will remain in the normal lanes without the shoulder. On the Larnaca-Agia Napa highway, in the period 4/3/2024 – 12/4/2024, excluding Sundays and holidays, from 08:00 in the morning until 15:00 in the afternoon, work will be carried out for cutting, collecting and removal grass, as well as the collection and removal of rubbish from the abutments and slopes along the entire length of the motorway in both directions, including Junctions. During the work, the freeway shoulder will be partially closed and traffic will remain in the normal lanes without the shoulder. On the Nicosia-Larnaca A2 motorway, on Monday 4/3/2024 and Tuesday 5/3/2024, between the hours of 08:30 – 12:00, cleaning works will be carried out on the road surface of the acceleration lane of the motorway, until the exit of the Lymbian. During the works, the sweeper will be accompanied by 2 vehicles with light signalling for the safety of both the workers and other road users. Also at the entrance to Nicosia, at the "Kalamon" Bridge Junction on the A1 highway in Strovolos, in the period 28/2/2024 – 13/3/2024, from 8:00 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. the following day ( except Friday, Saturday and Sunday), joint cover replacement works will be carried out in Komvos. During the works, one lane of the road will remain closed to traffic and drivers are advised to use the adjacent lane. On the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway, from Wednesday 6/3/2024 until Friday 8/3/2024, between the hours of 08:30 - 12:00, cleaning works will be carried out on the road surface of the acceleration lane of the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway ( A9). During the works, the sweeper will be accompanied by 2 vehicles with light signalling for the safety of both the workers and other road users. On Protaras – Kavo Greko Avenue in the tourist area of Paralimni, from the intersection of the traffic lights with Perneras Avenue (Mandali) to the intersection with Dionysou Street (Flokkas Hotel Apartments), from Wednesday, December 27, 2023 and for a period of three (3 ) months, the installation of a pressure sewage pipeline will be carried out by the Paralimni Sewerage Council. During the above period, the works will be carried out in two phases. In Phase A, traffic will be diverted to secondary roads, while in Phase B, traffic will be regulated with temporary traffic lights. 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 Department 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. From the Municipality of Strovolos, from Monday 04/3/2024 until Wednesday 20/3/2024, maintenance work will be carried out on the greenery of the central islands, in parts of the following streets of the Nicosia Urban Area:- Limassol Avenue from the junction with Athalassa Avenue to Costa Anaxagora Street (March 2, 2024 – Saturday, between the hours of 06:00-13:00),
· At Independence Avenue (March 4-5, 2024, between the hours of 09:00-16:00), · At 25th March Avenue (March 6, 2024, between the hours of 09:00-16:00), · At Vikela and G. Kranidiotis avenues (March 7-8, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-16:00), · On Strovolou Avenue from the junction with Arch. Kyprianou Avenue to Agios Stylianou Street (March 9-10 & 16-17, 2024 – weekend between the hours of 07:00-16:00), · On Archangelou Avenue from the junction with Andi Chatzikosti Avenue to Agios Alexiou Street (March 11-12, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-12:45), · At Antis Chatzikosti Avenue (March 13, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-14:00), · On Lefkotheou Street from the junction with Archangelou Avenue to Agia Annas Street (March 14, 2024, between the hours of 09:00-14:00), · At the Roundabout and islands at the junction with Tseriou Avenue and Spyros Kyprianou Avenue (March 15, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-12:45), · On Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, from the junction with Strovolou Avenue to Tseriou Avenue (March 19, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-12:45), · On Spyros Kyprianou Avenue from Iosif Hatziosif Avenue to the Kalamon roundabout (March 20, 2024, between the hours of 09:30-12:45) During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the central island will be partially closed for a length of 100-200m. approximately, each time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. As part of the "Road within Tseriou" Project, during the period 23/1/2024 - 26/4/2024, the eighth phase of the works is to be implemented, during which a section of Strovolou Street will remain closed, from its junction with along K. Misiauli street to the cemetery of the Holy Church of Saints Constantine and Helen. During the works of the above phase, the traffic of vehicles from Nicosia to Analyondas will be channeled through Arch. Kyprianou, Thermopyla, Pentadaktilo, V. Michaelidis, Salaminos, A. Zakou, Omonoias, M. Karaoli, Th. Pieridis. Drivers heading towards Nicosia are advised to use Trioni, Achaion, Salaminos, Pentadaktylou, K. Varnali, Kouriou, Strovolou streets. For the above traffic regulation, there will be appropriate temporary markings, which drivers are asked to follow. In Larnaca, in the period 31/1/2024 – 15/3/2024, between the hours of 08:30 – 17:00 every day except weekends, at Famagusta Avenue, Tassos Papadopoulos, Dimitris Christofias, Spyrou Kyprianou, Alexandrou Panagoulis, Stratigo Timaya, Independence, Giannou Kranidiotis, Limassol, Nikos & Despina Pattichis, Georgiou Christodoulidis, United States of America, Artemis, Tasos Mitsopoulos and the European Union, pruning and cleaning operations of the central islets will be carried out by the Municipality of Larnaca. During the works, the center island tangent lane will be closed in both directions and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. Also in Larnaca, at Stratigou Timaya, Giannou Kranidiotis and Griva Digeni Avenues, cable pulling works will be carried out in shafts by a private telecommunications company, as follows: - On Sunday 10/3/2024, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, in sections of Giannos Kranidiotis Avenue from its junction with Stratigo Timaya Avenue to its junction with Griva Digeni Avenue and in sections of Griva Digeni Avenue During the works, part of the left lane of the roads will be closed, locally over wells and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane, using STOP & GO signs. In the province of Larnaca, on Friday 19/05/2023, the reconstruction works of the Ormideia - 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 of 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 Larnaca – Dekelia – Famagusta road. 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. In the province of Larnaca, the coastal road Helia, from the height of Athens Street in Oroklini to the Oroklini Fire Station, will be closed to traffic in both directions from 20/11/2023 until 10/5/2024, as part of the construction works of the Project " Improvement of the Larnaca-Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C". Traffic will be diverted via Mesogeiou Street and drivers are urged to use caution. Also in the province of Larnaca, from the Municipality of Aradippou, in the period 12/2/2024 – 15/3/2024, between the hours of 08:00 – 13:00, every day except weekends, at Eleftherias, Acropolis, Australia, Spyros Kyprianou and Greece, maintenance and beautification works will be carried out on the central islands. During the works, the tangential traffic lanes (from both directions) of the central island will be partially closed for a length of 100m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. In the province of Larnaca, in the period 4/3/2024 – 22/3/2024, every day except weekends and holidays, road lighting maintenance works will be carried out on sections of roads, as follows: · On 4/3/2024 until 15/3/2024, between the hours of 08:00 – 15:00, at the Pyla exit, from the Larnaca – Agia Napa highway to the coastal road of Dekelia · On 19/3/2024 until 22/3/2024, between the hours of 08:00 – 15:00, on the road to the Dromolaksia Industrial Area, from its junction with the Larnaca – Kitiou road During the works, one lane or the shoulder of the road will be closed for a length of 50-150m. accordingly, traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane using a STOP & GO sign. Also in the province of Larnaca, on the road Larnaca-Kitiou, in the period 4/3/2024 – 13/3/2024, between the hours 08:30 – 15:30, every day except the weekend, on a part of the road, cleaning works will be carried out islands, from the Municipality of Dromolaxia. During the works, a section of the road above, from the New Airport roundabout to the Old Airport roundabout and from both directions (not simultaneously) will be closed for a length of 200m. per turn and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On normal roads in the province of Larnaca, work will be carried out to cut, collect and remove grass, as well as the collection and removal of useless objects, in the period from 4/3/2024 to 28/6/2024, excluding Sundays and holidays, from 08 :00 in the morning until 15:00 in the afternoon. During the works, the shoulder of the road will be partially closed and traffic will remain in the normal traffic lanes without the shoulder. In the greater area of Limassol and Paphos, from Monday 12/2/2024 and for a period of approximately 6 months, a private company will carry out works to replace outdated signalling equipment at 47 light-controlled intersections and 31 Pelican-type pedestrian crossings, with a new low-consumption type (Extra Low Voltage-ELV) with LED lamps, Pedestrian Countdown and touch-type demand system for pedestrians. The equipment replacement work at each point will be completed within one day, unless unforeseen and during the work the light-controlled junctions and pedestrian crossings will remain out of service unless it is deemed necessary to install temporary traffic lights. The above contributions will be preceded by civil engineering works for the infrastructures. In Germasogeia, as part of the works for the "Improvement of the Bypass Road of Germasogeia" Project, Phase A, in the period from Monday 29/1/2024 to Tuesday 30/4/2024, works will be carried out at the junction of Patron Street with Agia Paraskevi street. During the works, the section of the junction of the two roads will be closed to traffic from and to Agios Athanasios-Sfalangiotissa, while traffic from and to the Germasogeia-Foinikaria dam will be through an adjacent temporary vehicular access and will be regulated by Traffic lights. Traffic from and to the area of Agios Athanasios-Sfalangiotissa will take place via Tellyrias-Agia Paraskevi street. Also within the framework of the works for the "Improvement of the Germasogeia Bypass Road" Project, the works on the eastern part of Isabella Street from its junction with Mikis Theodorakis Street to its junction with Potamias Street, are extended until 30/4/ 2024. The section of road remains closed to traffic and traffic to and from the eastern area is via an adjacent temporary section of road that has been constructed for this purpose. 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. From Monday 13/11/2023 and for a period of approximately five months, work will be carried out on the construction of roundabouts - the construction of a dividing island and temporary parking spaces, road surface maintenance, the implementation of traffic management and road safety measures on Kolonaki Avenues in Agios Athanasios and Spyros Kyprianou in Germasogeia. During the works, there will be two-way traffic in one lane in each direction at all times, except when it will be necessary to close one or both lanes. In these cases the work will be carried out during the night (Monday – Thursday) or Sundays. The daily work will be carried out between the hours of 06:00 - 17:00, Sundays 06:00 - 18:00 and the night work between the hours of 21:00 until 06:00 the next day. In the period from 11/12/2023 to 5/3/2024, between the hours 08:30 - 15:00, work will be carried out to cut/prune and collect acacias and other trees from the supports and slopes along the entire length of Larnaca – Ayia Napa highway in both directions, including Junctions. During the work, the freeway shoulder will be partially closed and traffic will remain in the normal lanes without the shoulder. In the Vassilikos area, from Thursday, February 22, 2024, fencing installation works are being carried out at the Vassilikos Energy Center, which will last until February, 2025.