Monday, August 5, 2024

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


From Monday 5/8/2024 until Thursday 8/8/2024, every day between the hours of 08:30 - 16:00, on the Larnaca Airport - Ayia Napa highway, irrigation works will be carried out on the central islet, by the Department of Forestry . During the execution of the works, on the highway from Xylotympo to Xylofagos, the tangential traffic lane of the central island in the direction of Xylofagos will be partially closed for a length of 1.5 km. each time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. From Friday 19/7/2024 and for a period of approximately 6 months, work will be carried out on the construction of a roundabout, on Akamandos Street in front of the Church of Panagia Zalakiotissa in Pegeia. During the execution of the works, the traffic to and from Peyia will be channeled through Raheros, Sarakkos and Koliakas streets, according to the on-site road markings. Only residents will be allowed to enter the intermediate work area.

On the Limassol-Paphos highway, in the section from Erimi to the Bridge over Petra tou Romiou, in the period 28/5/2024 – 15/12/2024, except Fridays, weekends and holidays, between the hours 07:00 – 15:30 , plantation watering works will be carried out within the central island, by the Forestry Department. During the works, the right traffic lane in one direction of the road will be partially closed for a length of 200m. and traffic will be diverted to the left lane. Also on the Limassol-Paphos highway, in both directions, on Monday 29/7/2024 until Tuesday 06/8/2024, (from Monday to Thursday), between the hours 08:30 - 15:30, there will be periodic irrigation works, by the Department of Forestry, on the central dividing island, on a road length of 1.5 – 2 km./per day, for a total length of approximately 17.5 km. During the works, the right lane will be closed and traffic will be diverted to the left lane. On the Larnaca Airport-Paralimni and Larnaca-Kofinou highways, in the period 17/06/2024 – 06/09/2024, Monday to Thursday except public holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30 pruning and removal of plants will be carried out in highway slopes, from the Forestry Department. During the works, on the highway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelias roundabout (from both directions) and on the Larnaca - Kofinou Highway (from both directions), part of the highway shoulder will be closed, in sections over a length of 100 meters report. Traffic will not be affected. On the motorways of the province of Larnaca (Larnaca-Kofinou, Larnaca-Nicosia and Larnaca-Agia Napa Airport), in the period 25/6/2024 – 13/8/2024, from Monday to Thursday, between the hours 08:30 – 15:30 , pruning and watering operations will be carried out on the central islands by the Forestry Department, as follows: (a) in the period 25/6/2024 – 31/7/2024, on the Larnaca Airport – Ayia Napa motorway, from the Kalos Chorio roundabout to the Rizoelia roundabout and on the Larnaca – Nicosia motorway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the exit to Nisos, and (b) in the period 8/7/2024 – 13/8/2024, on the Larnaca – Kofinou highway, starting 400m before the Kalos Chorio roundabout until the Kofinou exit During the works, the lane adjacent to the central island of the motorway will be partially closed in both directions, for a length of 1.5 km. every time. On the Nicosia-Larnaca highway, in the period 08/7/2024 – 08/08/2024, every day except Fridays and weekends, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, pruning and clearing of the vegetation will be carried out by the Forestry Department of the central island, in the section from the junction with the Nicosia – Limassol highway to the Athienou junction. During the work, the right lane will be partially closed and traffic will be diverted to the left lane for approximately 1.5 kilometers in both directions. 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, in the framework 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. In Larnaca, the Larnaca-Dekelia beach road, from the height of the Oroklini Fire Station to the Organized Oroklini Beach (Pavilion), will be closed to traffic in both directions from 03/7/2024 and for seven months, at framework of the construction works of the Project "Improvement of the Larnaca-Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C". During the works, traffic will be diverted via Galaxia Street in Oroklini. Drivers are urged to use caution.

In the province of Larnaca, in the area of ​​Dromolaxias-Meneou, from July 18, 2024, until September 12, 2024, as part of the construction works of the Sewage and Stormwater Sewage System "Construction Contract of phase C", the following will be closed streets: part of Artemis Street, during the period from 07/06/2024 to 08/03/2024 section of Makrygianni Street, during the period from 07/08/2024 to 08/05/2024 part of Aeschylus Street, during the time period from 10/07/2024 to 07/08/2024 part of Seferi and Xylouri streets, during the time period from 12/07/2024 to 09/08/2024 parts of Aigialousis and Tremetousia streets, during the time period from 12/07/2024 to 24/08/2024 part of Vassili Michaelidis street, during the time period from 13/07/2024 to 10/08/2024 section of Kitiou-Mazotos avenue during the period from 16/07/2024 to 13/08/2024 part of Agia Marina street (cypress road, towards Meneo beach), during the time period from 18/07/2024 to 12/09/2024 section of Thessaloniki Street, during the time period from 18/07/2024 to 16/08/2024 section of Dios Street overpass, during the time period from 20/07/2024 to 17/08/2024 parts of Makarei Avenue and Assias and Akanthous streets, during the time period from 23/08/2024 to 04/10/2024 Traffic from and to Meneo - Pervolion beach - Pervolion lighthouse will be routed through Nikos Belogiannis, Irini & Filias and Archbishop Makarios III streets. Also, due to works on the road Menu - Pervolion beach (cypress road), which will be carried out from July 18, 2024 until September 12, 2024, the section of the road from the junction with Nikou Belogianni Street, to the point of the kiosk "To Perasma » is temporarily closed to traffic in both directions. Traffic from and to Meneo - Pervolion beach - Pervolion Lighthouse will be conducted through Nikos Belogiannis, Irini & Filias and Arch. Makariou 3 streets. In the wider 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 obsolete 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. If deemed necessary, temporary traffic lights will be installed, which may change the existing mode of operation of the traffic lights, until the end of the works. Some right-turn lanes may also be temporarily closed for safety reasons. During the week of 29/7/2024 – 4/8/2024, work will be carried out at junctions / pedestrian crossings:  28th October Avenue / Digeni Village-30/07/24 (Traffic Lights- Limassol)  Agios Pavlos Avenue / Agapinoros -29/07/24 (Traffic Lights- Paphos)  Sp. Kyprianou Avenue / Arch. Makariou C'-31/07/24 (Photos Traffic - Limassol)  Sp. Kyprianou Avenue / Agapinoros-01/08/24 (Traffic Lights- Paphos)  Sp. Kyprianou Avenue / Agias Hordesos-02/08/24 (Lights Traffic - Limassol)  Kolonakiou Avenue / Agios Athanasiou Avenue & Kolonakiou / G. Neofytou / Gr. Digeni -04/08/24 (Photos Traffic - Limassol) During the week of 5/8/2024 – 11/8/2024, works will be carried out at junctions / pedestrian crossings: Athens/Papagou Avenue – 5/8/2024 (Traffic Lights - Paphos) Europa Avenue/Kranidioti – 6/8/2024 (Traffic Lights - Paphos) Sp. Kyprianou Ave./Arch. Makariou III – 7/8/2024 (Traffic Lights- Limassol)
In Paphos, from Monday 8/4/2024 until Tuesday 8/10/2024, roundabout construction works will be carried out at the intersection of Loforou Empas with Christou Kkelis and Dimitraki Adamou streets. During the works, traffic on Empas Avenue will be controlled by temporary lights. On the old Pafos-Limassol road, in the period 13/5/2024 – 12/5/2025 (for 12 months), construction work will be carried out to stabilize a section of the road, despite Petra tou Romiou (near the KOT refreshment center in Petra tou Romiou). During the works the part of the road being reconstructed will not be available to traffic. There will be continuous and uninterrupted traffic movement on both sides of the construction site boundaries. Traffic on the old Paphos - Limassol road (B6) in the direction from Paphos to Limassol will be diverted from the Petra tou Romiou exit (after Aphrodite Hills on the left) and from Limassol / Pissouri to Paphos from the exit at Pissouri, on the Paphos – Limassol highway (A6). Also, on the old Pafos-Limassol road, in the section past Petra tou Romiou, in the period between 17/06/2024 and 16/06/2025, road stabilization works will be carried out. In particular, the works will be carried out to stabilize the slope and the floor of the roadway, as part of the 2nd Phase of the works carried out on the road, after the large landslides that had occurred since 2019. During the period of the works, 17/06/ 2024 – 16/06/2025, part of the old Limassol-Paphos road, despite Petra tou Romiou, will be temporarily closed to traffic in both directions to Paphos and to Limassol. the temporary signalling will be the same as it was done in the 1st Phase of Works. In particular, the necessary signalling and information will be placed on the parallel section of the Limassol-Paphos highway, as well as on the two cut-off sections on the old Limassol-Paphos road, despite the Pissouri-Petra tou Romio west exit and despite the Kouklion exit, for information of drivers intending to head towards Petra tou Romiou. 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.