Monday, March 25, 2024

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


In Limassol, on Spyros Kyprianou Avenue (Kolonakiou), from Saturday 23/3/2024 at 19:00 in the afternoon until Monday 25/3/2024 at 15:00 in the afternoon, road surface maintenance work will be carried out. During the works, the section of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue (Kolonaki), from its light-controlled junction with Agios Athanasios Avenue to its light-controlled junction with Christaki Kranou Street, will be closed and traffic will be channeled through Agios Avenue Athanasiou, Kantara Street, Edessis Street, Griva Digeni Street, Christaki Kranou Street and the Beach Road. On the Limassol-Nicosia highway, by the Pareklisia - Pyrgos exit, on Sunday 24/3/2024, from 06:00 in the morning until 10:00 in the morning, there will be a stripping of an overhead medium voltage line, which crosses the highway . During the work, there will be a few minute interruptions of the traffic flow of the highway in both directions by the Police.

On the Paphos-Limassol highway, the left lane of the highway, heading towards Limassol, after the junction with the road from Erimi (road E605), will remain closed for the period 26/3/2024 – 6/4/2024, in the context construction of the new road network in the area of the New Stadium of Limassol. 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. Also on the Larnaca-Agia Napa highway, on Tuesday 26/3/2024, from 08:30 in the morning until 12:00 noon, local repair work will be carried out on the section of the highway from the exit to Oroklini to the exit to Meadows. During the works, one traffic lane in the direction of Ayia Napa - Larnaca will be closed for a distance of 100m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane using appropriate signage. On the Paphos-Limassol highway, from Monday 11/3/2024 to Friday 29/3/2024, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:00 - 15:00, the left lane will be partially closed in both directions , due to carrying out cleaning work on the supports. During the work, traffic will be diverted to the right lane. On the Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia highway, from the Anthoupoli roundabout to the Kokkinotrimithia roundabout, from Tuesday 2/4/2024 to Thursday 11/4/2024, excluding Fridays and weekends, between the hours of 09:00 - 14:00: 00, maintenance work will be carried out on the greenery of the central islands, by the Department of Forestry. During the works, the tangential traffic lane of the central island will be partially closed, for a length of 1500m. about every time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. Also at the Nicosia entrance, at the entrance and exit from the GSP roundabout from and to Philippa Papakyriakou Avenue and Independence Avenue, in Strovolos, in the period 11/3/2024 – 28/3/2024, from Monday to Thursday, between between the hours of 9:00 - 14:00, pruning and cleaning of the vegetation of the central islets will be carried out by the Forestry Department. 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. On Protaras - Kavo Greko Avenue in the tourist area Paralimni area, from the junction of the traffic lights with Perneras Avenue (Mandali) to the junction with Dionysos Street (Flokkas Hotel Apartments), from Wednesday December 27, 2023 and for a period of three (3) months, pipeline installation works will be carried out pressure wastewater from 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. 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. Also within the framework of the "Road within Tseriou" Project, during the time period 5/3/2024 to 4/5/2024, the section from Trioni Street to K. Misiauli Street will be closed. Drivers heading from Deutera to Nicosia, with the exception of heavy vehicles and buses, will use N. Kazantzakis, G. Xenopoulos and Strovolou streets through a temporary bypass road, during the above period, the date on which the section of Strovolou street will be open to traffic from the junction with K. Misiauli Street to the ESSO gas station. Drivers heading towards Nicosia are advised to use M. Karaoli, Omonoias, A. Zakou, Salaminos, Pentadaktylou, K. Varnali, Kouriou streets. As part of the "Road within Tseri" Project, in the period 21/3/2024 - 31/5/2024, the eighth phase of the works will be implemented, during which a section of Theodosis Pieridis Street will remain closed, from its junction with K. Misiauli Street to M. Karaoli Street. During the works, of the above phase, traffic from Nicosia to Analyondas will be diverted through Arch. Kyprianou, Thermopylae, Pentadaktilo, V. Michaelidis, Salaminos, A. Zakou, Omonoias, M. Karaoli, Th. Pieridis. Drivers heading towards Nicosia are advised to use M. Karaoli, Omonoias, A. Zakou, Salaminos, Pentadaktylou, K. Varnali, Kouriou streets. For the above traffic regulation, there will be appropriate temporary markings, which drivers should follow. In the province of Nicosia, on the Nicosia – Troodos intercity road, despite the contribution to the community of Byzakias, from Tuesday, March 26, 2024 and for a period of 6 months, works will be carried out, as part of the construction of the Astromeritis – Evrychos Motorway, works will be carried out. Traffic on the intercity road will be conducted through a bypass road parallel to the existing one, for a length of 500m. about. In on Saturday 23/3/2024 and Sunday 24/3/2024, between the hours 06:30 – 09:30, work will be carriedLarnaca, on Griva Digeni, Stratigou Timaya and Yannis Kranidiotis avenues, out on wells by a private telecommunications company . During the works, part of one lane of the roads will be closed gradually over wells and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. 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 Ormidia - Xylofagos Road" Project, from August 28th 2023 until July 17, 2024, work will be carried out on Independence 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 Larnaca-Dekelia coastal road, 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 , in the framework of the construction works of the "Improvement of the Larnaca - Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C" Project. Traffic will be diverted via Mesogeiou Street and drivers are urged to use caution. Also in Aradippou, in the period 12/3/2024 – 26/3/2024, between the hours of 08:30 – 16:00, every day except weekends and holidays, network development works will be carried out by the ATHIK and on boulevards within the Municipal limits of Aradippou , as follows: (a) During the works, the Larnaca - Ayia Napa highway in the direction of Larnaca, from the Aradippou exit to the Rizoelia roundabout and then to Larnaca until its junction with Alexandrou Ypsilanti Street, will be partially closed over wells, one traffic lane for a length of 1.5 km. per turn and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane (b) During the works, on Kyriakou Matsi, Grigori Auxentiou and Athens Avenues, part of one lane of the roads will be closed, locally over manholes and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic 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 work, 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. During the week of 25/3/2024 – 31/3/2024, works will be carried out at junctions / pedestrian crossings: · 28th October Avenue (B1) / I. Tombazi (Traffic Lights-Limesos) · G. Kranidioti Ave. (B8) / Anoixoes (Traffic Lights-Limesos) · G. Kranidioti Ave. / Ev. Laniti (Traffic Lights-Limesos) Georgiou Avenue A' (B1) / Ariadnis (Traffic Lights-Limesos) Arch. Makariou Avenue 3 / St. Stylianidis (Traffic Lights-Limesos) · Amathoutos Avenue (B1) / Arsinois (Traffic lights-Limesos) 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 Vasilikou in Mari, north of the cement factory facilities, construction works of a sewage drainage system will be carried out 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 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.