Filenews 8 September 2024 - by Dora Christodoulou
Government departments, researchers and local authorities have now begun coordinated work to make possible a project of major importance that has been on paper for many years. This is the reconstruction of the coastal avenue from the Tombs of the Kings, in the Municipality of Pafos, to the Coral Bay, in the Municipality of Akamas. The aim is to create a modern quadruple highway, which meets all modern standards of safety and service to citizens.
For this purpose, the first meeting was held in Pegeia with the aim of coordinating the state services and the designers of the project. Saturday's meeting showed that by mid-October the master plan would take its final form.
The upgrading of this road artery and the creation, essentially, of a quadruple road avenue, is of major importance for the entire low area of Pafos, stressed the Mayor of Akamas, Marinos Lambrou, given that it is a coastal area in which almost 40% of the tourist accommodation in the province is concentrated, while thousands of people and vehicles move daily in it.
However, until now, he pointed out, the existing road does not provide special levels of safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, while in many parts it does not even have lighting and sidewalks.
The goal set is to start construction of the project within 2026, Mr. Lambrou stressed, expressing the will of the Municipality of Akamas to contribute as much as it can for the faster implementation of the major project. Already, said the Mayor of Akamas, the fund for the project has been provided to be included in the State Budget for 2026.
