Monday, November 18, 2024

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


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. In the province of Larnaca, on the Larnaca Airport-Agia Napa and Larnaca-Kofinou highways, in the period 11/11/2024-30/12/2024, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 - 14:30, pruning operations will be carried out and irrigation, on the slopes of the highways from both directions, by the Forestry Department. During the works, part of the freeway shoulder will be closed, in sections for a length of 500 meters at a time. Traffic will not be affected.

On the Larnaca Airport-Agia Napa motorway, in the direction of Ayia Napa, from Wednesday 06/11/2024 until Friday 29/11/2024, every day except weekends, between the hours of 08:30 - 14:30, works will be carried out installation of reflective elements on the concrete safety parapets of the central highway island. During the works, the right lane of the motorway will be partially closed for a distance of approximately 2 kilometers and traffic will be diverted to the left lane. On the Larnaca-Nicosia highway, on Sunday, 17/11/2024, between the hours of 07:00 – 09:00 in the morning, aerial network works will be carried out by the Cyprus Electricity Authority (ECA). During the works, on a section of the highway, 1k. approximately before the exit to Kosi, in the direction of Nicosia, traffic will be stopped simultaneously from both directions for approximately three minutes, three times, with the help of the Police. On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, in the period 09/09/2024 – 23/12/2024, on the Kalavasos bridge, bridge upgrade/repair works will be carried out. During the works, the two lanes of the highway towards Limassol, approximately 1 km long, will be closed to traffic. Traffic will be diverted to oncoming traffic, which will operate in two-way traffic. Also, the entrance to the highway, in the direction of Limassol, from the old Limassol-Nicosia road at the Zygio junction will be closed and the traffic from the old road to the highway will be channelled through the Aktis tou Kivernitis junction. On the Nicosia-Limassol highway, in the section from the Skarinos junction to the Germasogeia junction in both directions, in the period 11/11/2024 – 21/11/2024, from 20:00 in the evening until 06:00 in the morning the following day, Monday to Thursday, work will be carried out to replace safety parapets. During the works, it will be partially closed for a length of 200m. one lane of the highway and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Limassol-Paphos highway, in the direction of Paphos, from Monday 11/11/2024 until Thursday 21/11/2024, excluding Fridays and weekends, between the hours of 21:00 in the evening and 05:00 in the morning of the following day during the day, work will be carried out to install reflective studs at motorway junctions. During the works, one traffic lane will be partially closed for a length of 500m. approximately and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Limassol-Pafos highway and the Limassol Bypass Road, from Thursday 07/11/2024 until Thursday 05/12/2024, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:30-16:00, sweeping works will be carried out and in both directions. The cleaning work will be carried out on the shoulder of the road, without affecting the traffic lanes. Also on the Limassol Bypass Road, in the section from the New Hospital junction to the Muttayakas junction, from Monday 11/11/2024 to Thursday 05/12/2024, from 20:00 in the evening until 06:00 morning of the following day, Monday to Thursday, cleaning works of rainwater grates will be carried out. During the works, it will be partially closed for a length of 200m. one lane of the highway and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. 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 "Improvement of the Larnaca - Dekelia Coastal Road Phase C" Project. During the work, Heavy traffic will be diverted via Galaxia Street in Oroklini. Drivers are urged to use caution.

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. In Strovolo and Lakatamia, Nicosia district, from Monday 18/11/2024 until Thursday 21/11/2024, from 20:30 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning, removal and recoating of the existing road surface will be carried out in the following streets as follows: Monday 18/11/2024: Section of Strovolos Avenue heading from Lakatameia to Strovolos, immediately after its junction with Kilkis Street and until its junction with Evzonon Street, will be closed. Drivers heading towards Strovolos should use Elaionon Street via Kilkis Street. Tuesday 19/11/2024: Section of Makariou Avenue 3 in Lakatameia at the junction with Agios Georgiou and Melina Merkouri streets will be closed. Drivers heading towards Deutera, Lakatamea and Anthoupoli are advised to use Agios Georgiou Street through Herakleous and Alamana Streets. Drivers heading towards Strovolo should use C roads. Kranidiotis and Pefkos via Dionysios Solomos, Axios and Karyatido streets. Wednesday 20/11/2024 – Thursday 21/11/2024: Section of Makariou Avenue 3 in Lkatameia, heading from Deutera to Strovolos, will be closed from the height of the Post Office to its light-controlled junction with Agios Georgiou and Melina Merkouri streets . Drivers heading towards Strovolo/Lakatamia are advised to use Pefkou Street. In all cases during the works, there will be suitable temporary signage to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the various 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 the province of Nicosia, in parts of the Anthoupolis-Astromeritis-Karvouna highway, from Monday 14/10/2024 until Friday 30/11/2024, excluding weekends, between the hours of 08:30 - 15:00, works will be carried out cutting/pruning acacias and other trees. During the works, the tangential traffic lane will be partially closed for a length of 50-100m. approximately, each time and traffic will be diverted to the other lane using Stop and Go. Also in the province of Nicosia, on the eastern side road of Tseriou, from Monday November 18, 2024, construction work will be carried out at the junction of the side road of Tseriou with Tseriou Avenue. During the works, traffic from and to the Tseriou bypass in the direction of Tseriou Avenue will be diverted through Agios Georgiou Street. In Kyperounda, on the Karvouna-Kyperounda road, in the period 30/9/2024 – 26/11/2024, from 07:00 to 16:00 in the afternoon, construction works of retaining walls will be carried out in parts of the road. During the works, one 100m long traffic lane will be partially closed at any time. approximately every time and traffic will be alternately managed with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signaling. In the district of Limassol, on the road Kato Platron-Prodromos, in the period from Monday 09/09/2024 to Friday 20/12/2024, from 06:30 to 16:00, daily, CFP wall lifting works will be carried out in parts of the road. During the works, one traffic lane will be partially closed at any time for a length of 100m. approximately and the traffic will be alternately managed with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signaling. Also in the Pelendrio area, on a part of the Trimiklini - Pelendrio road, in the period 30/9/2024 - 26/11/2024, from 07:00 to 16:00 in the afternoon, grid cleaning works will be carried out on slopes of loose soils . During the works, one 100m long traffic lane will be partially closed at any time. approximately every time and traffic will be alternately managed with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signaling. 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 part 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 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 Pissouri exit on the Paphos - Limassol highway. 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 Romiou west exit and by 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. In the period October, 2024 – December, 2024, work will be carried out to upgrade bus stops and shelters, on urban roads in the provinces of Nicosia, Limassol, Paphos, Larnaca, and Famagusta. The works include excavation of footpaths to create foundations and then installation of new canopies at the bus stops.