Sunday, March 23, 2025

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 


Between the dates 07/01/2025 – 02/05/2025, on Kremmastis Street in Episkopi, a roundabout construction work will be carried out by a private contractor. During the works, the following regulations will apply: • A section of Kremmastis Street will be closed and traffic will be diverted via Achaion and Argous Streets. • Also, the exit from the Paphos - Limassol motorway towards Limassol at the Episkopi junction will be closed and traffic from the motorway to Episkopi will be diverted through the immediately following Kantou junction.

Larnaca - Famagusta Motorway On the Larnaca Airport - Ayia Napa motorway, during the period 13/01/2025-31/03/2025, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30-14:30, the Department of Forestry will carry out green pruning work on the slopes of the motorways. During the work, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections in both directions. Traffic will continue to flow freely in the lanes. Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway On the Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway, during the period 13/01/2025-31/03/2025, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30-14:30, the Department of Forestry will carry out green pruning work on the sides of the motorways. During the work, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections in both directions. Traffic will continue to flow freely in the lanes. From Monday 24/02/2025 to Friday 28/03/2025, excluding Sundays and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, work will be carried out to cut and prune acacias and other trees on the shoulders and slopes of the Larnaca – Kofinou motorway, in both directions, including the Interchanges. During the work, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections. Traffic will continue to flow freely in the lanes. Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway Limassol-Nicosia Motorway From Monday 24/3/2025 until Thursday 27/3/2025, between the hours of 21:00 in the evening and 06:00 in the morning of the next day, except Tuesday 25/3/2025, periodic maintenance works of the road surface will be carried out on a section of the Nicosia - Limassol motorway (A1). During the execution of the works, both lanes of the motorway will be closed in one direction only, for a length of approximately 3 km. and traffic will be diverted to the opposite direction, which will operate with two-way traffic. During the above period, the works will be carried out as follows: (a) On Monday 24/3/2025, works will be carried out on the section of the motorway from the Moni exit to the Pentakomos exit, towards Nicosia. During the works, the exit towards Moni will be closed. (b) On Wednesday 26/3/2025, works will be carried out on the section of the motorway from the Parekklisia exit to the Agios Tychonas exit, towards Limassol. During the works, the exit towards Agios Tychonas will be closed. (c) On Thursday 27/3/2025, works will be carried out on the section of the motorway from the Agios Tychonas exit to the Mouttagiaka exit, towards Limassol. During the works, the exit towards Mouttagiaka will be closed. On the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, following the opening to traffic on Saturday morning 25/01/2025 of the Kalavasos bridge in the direction from Nicosia to Limassol, following the completion of its upgrade / repair, during the period 30/1/2025 - 15/5/2025, the corresponding upgrade / repair works of the bridge in the direction from Limassol to Nicosia will be carried out. During the course of the works, the two lanes of the motorway in the direction of Nicosia, approximately 1 km long, will be closed to traffic. Traffic will be diverted to the opposite traffic flow, which will operate in two-way traffic. Also, the entrance to the motorway, heading towards Limassol from the old Limassol - Nicosia road at the Zygi junction will be closed and traffic from the old road to the motorway will be diverted via the Governor's Beach junction. From Tuesday 11/03/2025 until Thursday 27/03/2025, from 21:00 at night until 05:00 the next morning, daily except Fridays, weekends and public holidays, on the Limassol - Nicosia and Limassol - Paphos motorways, stormwater drain cleaning works will be carried out on the right lane of the motorway. During the works, the right lane will be closed in one direction at any time and traffic will be diverted to the left lane and traffic will be managed with the mobile construction site system.

In the section near the Alambras exit, in the direction of Limassol, on Monday, 24/03/2025, from 20:00 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning of the next day, road surface removal and resurfacing works will be carried out. Drivers who will be driving on the motorway and wish to go to Alambra are requested to use the next exit towards Sia - Mosfiloti. In the section near the Kalamon bridge, in the direction of Limassol, on Wednesday, 26/03/2025 and Thursday 27/03/2025, from 21:00 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning of the next day, road surface removal and resurfacing works will be carried out. For this purpose, traffic will be diverted via the Kalamon Interchange to the old Nicosia-Limassol road and then via the GSP Interchange back to the motorway. Limassol-Paphos Motorway From Wednesday 12/02/2025 until Wednesday 16/04/2025, between the hours of 07:30 – 15:00, daily, except weekends, embankment removal works will be carried out on sections of the Limassol – Paphos motorway, from the New Limassol Hospital exit, to the Petra tou Romiou exit and on sections of the bypass road in both directions. During the works, the emergency lane (shoulder) of the motorway will be closed in sections over a length of approximately 200m, at all times. From Tuesday 11/03/2025 until Thursday 27/03/2025, from 21:00 in the evening until 05:00 in the morning of the next day, daily except Fridays, weekends and public holidays, on the Limassol - Nicosia and Limassol - Paphos motorways, stormwater drain cleaning works will be carried out on the right lane of the motorway. During the works, the right lane will be closed in sections at any time in one direction and traffic will be diverted to the left lane and traffic will be managed with the mobile construction site system. Nicosia District On Monday 24/3/2025, between the hours of 15:00 – 15:30 in the afternoon, there will be a brief traffic interruption, due to works, on the Nicosia – Troodos intercity road in the Atsa area, near the village of Koutrafa. The Department of Public Works apologizes for the inevitable inconvenience that will be caused and calls on the public to show the necessary understanding and comply with the temporary road markings and the instructions of the Police. In Lakatamia, works will be carried out on Tseriou Avenue and Strovolou Street, from Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue to Pefkou Street, starting from Friday 12/05/2023 and for a period of 20 months, as part of the improvement/construction of Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos Avenues and a section of Tseriou Avenue and Strovolou Street. At the same time, during the same period, as part of the reconstruction of Ippokratous Avenue, Themistokleous Street and Areos Avenue will be closed from their intersection with Themistokleous Street to Nikaias Street and Kentavrou Street respectively. In Lakatamia, as part of the improvement/construction of Ippokratous Avenue, from Friday 07/02/2025 at 11:00 in the morning, and for a period of approximately 4 months, part of Karavostasiou Street will be temporarily closed to traffic, from its junction with Agiou Amvrosiou Street to its junction with Ippokratous Avenue. All movements to and from Ippokratous Avenue will be via Vatylis Street. Traffic from Themistokleous Street to Ippokratous Avenue and vice versa will be carried out via Nikaias Street. In Nicosia and Aglantzia, as part of the project “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia”, works lasting 24 months are underway from 20 February 2025, which are expected to be completed by 22 February 2027. Specifically, they include Famagusta Avenue from its junction with Kalavryton Street to the Sopaz roundabout, approximately 1.7 km long and a secondary road network approximately 0.8 km long, consisting of a section of Kalavryton, Paphos, Madaris and Semelis streets. Limassol District Larnaca District On the Mazotos-Zygiu road, on a bridge before the exit to Maroni, in the direction of Zygi, during the period 06/03/2025 – 28/03/2025, between the hours of 07:30 – 15:00, excluding weekends and holidays, bridge maintenance work will be carried out. During the works, one lane of traffic will be closed, approximately 50m long, and traffic will be diverted to the opposite lane, using STOP and GO signs. Also on the Mazotos-Zygiu road, on Saturday 22/03/2025, between the hours of 07:00 – 17:00, bridge maintenance work will be carried out, opposite the exit to Maroni. During the works, both lanes of traffic along the bridge will be closed and traffic will be diverted via adjacent roads. Paphos District Paphos-Limassol highway, during the period 13/5/2024 – 12/5/2025 (for 12 months), construction work will be carried out to stabilize a section of the road, near Petra tou Romiou (near the CTO refreshment bar in Petra tou Romiou). During the works, the section of the road being reconstructed will not be available to traffic. There will be continuous and unhindered traffic movement on both sides of the construction site. Traffic on the old Paphos-Limassol road 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 Pissouri exit, on the Paphos-Limassol highway. Also on the old Paphos-Limassol road, in the section near Petra tou Romiou, construction works for road stabilization measures will be carried out between 17/06/2024 and 16/06/2025. Specifically, the works will be carried out to stabilize the slope and the road surface, as part of the 2nd Phase of the works being carried out on the road, following the major landslides that had occurred since 2019. During the works period, 17/06/2024-16/06/2025, a section of the old Limassol-Paphos road, near Petra tou Romiou, will be temporarily closed to traffic in both directions towards Paphos and towards Limassol. The temporary signage will be the same as in the 1st Phase of Works. Specifically, the necessary signage and information will be placed on the parallel section of the Limassol-Paphos motorway, as well as on the two cut-off sections on the old Limassol-Paphos road, near the western Pissouri-Petra tou Romiou exit and near the Kouklia exit, to inform drivers intending to head towards Petra tou Romiou.