MAJOR ROAD WORKS
Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway On the slopes of all the Larnaca District motorways, as well as the “Kalo Chorio” and “Rizoelia” roundabouts, during the period 01/09/2025 – 31/10/2025, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30-14:30, the Department of Forestry will carry out works, pruning and watering plants. During the works, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed, in sections of 300 meters at a time. Traffic will not be affected. On the section of the motorway between Xylotympos and Ayia Napa, during the period 08/09/2025–31/10/2025, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 the following morning, weekdays except Fridays, weekends and holidays, emergency door installation works will be carried out on the central island. During the works, a section of the motorway lane adjacent to the central island, from the Xylotympos area to the Ayia Napa roundabout, will be closed, successively for a length of 100 meters each time, simultaneously from both directions, at nine different points.
During the period 22/09/2025 – 17/10/2025, daily, except weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, on sections of the Larnaca-Agia Napa, Larnaca-Nicosia and Larnaca-Kofinou motorways, in the Larnaca District, maintenance work on safety barriers will be carried out. During the work, the left lane will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the highway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout, from 06/10/2025 to 14/10/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, the Department of Forestry will carry out irrigation works on the central island. During the works, the adjacent traffic lane of the central island will be closed in sections, for a length of approximately 1500m at a time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane. Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway On the slopes of all the Larnaca District motorways, as well as the “Kalo Chorio” and “Rizoelia” roundabouts, during the period 01/09/2025 – 31/10/2025, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30-14:30, the Department of Forestry will carry out works, pruning and watering plants. During the works, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed, in sections of 300 meters at a time. Traffic will not be affected. During the period 22/09/2025 – 17/10/2025, daily, except weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, on sections of the Larnaca-Kofinos, Larnaca-Nicosia and Larnaca-Ayia Napa motorways, in the Larnaca District, maintenance work on safety barriers will be carried out. During the work, the left lane will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Larnaca-Kofinou motorway, from the Kalo Chorio roundabout to Kofinou, from 09/10/2025 to 16/10/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, the Department of Forestry will carry out watering works on the central island. During the works, the adjacent traffic lane of the central island will be closed in sections, for a length of approximately 1500m at a time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane. Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway On the section of the motorway from the junction with Athalassa Avenue in Nicosia, up to the junction with the Nicosia-Limassol Motorway in both directions, from Monday 08/09/2025 until Thursday 30/10/2025, except Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 21:00 at night until 06:00 in the morning of the next day, horizontal marking works will be carried out periodically. The works will be carried out in sections with one lane closed at a time. On the slopes of all highways in Larnaca District, as well as the “Kalo Chorio” and “Rizoelia” roundabouts, during the period 01/09/2025 – 31/10/2025, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30-14:30, work will be carried out by the Department of Forestry, pruning and watering plants. During the work, part of the shoulder of the highway will be closed, in sections of 300 meters at a time. Traffic will not be affected. During the period 22/09/2025 – 17/10/2025, daily, except weekends and public holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, on sections of the Larnaca-Nicosia, Larnaca-Agia Napa and Larnaca-Kofinou motorways, in the Larnaca District, maintenance works on safety barriers will be carried out. During the works, the left lane will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. On the Nicosia – Larnaca motorway, from the junction with the Nicosia-Limassol motorway to the Lympia junction, from Monday 06/10/2025 until Tuesday 14/10/2025. During the week and weekends, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, watering works will be carried out on the plants of the central islands by the Department of Forests. During the works, the adjacent traffic lane of the central island will be closed in sections, for a length of approximately 1500m. each time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane. On the Larnaca-Nicosia motorway, from the Rizoelia roundabout to the exit to Nisou, as well as on the motorway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout, from 06/10/2025 to 14/10/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 15:00, watering works will be carried out by the Department of Forests on the central island. During the works, the adjacent traffic lane of the central island will be closed in sections, for a length of approximately 1500m each time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent traffic lane. On Thursday 9/10/2025 and Monday 13/10/2025, from 20:00 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning of the next day, periodic maintenance works of the road surface will be carried out on sections of the Larnaca - Nicosia motorway in the direction of Nicosia, from the Rizoelia roundabout to the exit to Athienou - Kosi. During the execution of the works, in the above section, both lanes of traffic in the direction of the Nicosia - Larnaca motorway will be closed for a distance of approximately 3 km and traffic will be diverted to the opposite traffic flow throughout, which will operate with two-way traffic using appropriate signage. Limassol-Nicosia Motorway On the section of the motorway from the junction with Athalassa Avenue in Nicosia, up to the junction with the Nicosia - Larnaca motorway in both directions, from Monday 08/09/2025 to Thursday 30/10/2025, except Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from 21:00 at night until 06:00 in the morning of the next day, horizontal marking works will be carried out periodically. The works will be carried out in sections, closing one lane at a time. During the period 22/09/2025 – 10/12/2025, works will be carried out to improve the entrance lane to the motorway, from Parekklisia to Limassol. During the works, the shoulder of the motorway will be closed for a length of approximately 300 meters and traffic will proceed normally, without the cutting off of traffic lanes. From 8/10/2025 to 7/11/2025, daily except weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:00 – 16:00, on the old Nicosia – Limassol road, between the communities of Kalavasos and Mari, maintenance work will be carried out on the bridge safety parapets. During the execution of the works, one lane of traffic will be closed alternately for a length of approximately 20m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane, using traffic light signals. Nicosia Perimeter Motorway From Monday 13/10/2025, at 07:00 in the morning and for a period of approximately 6 months, as part of the construction of the Nicosia Perimeter Motorway, Phase B3, the 2 northern lanes of the road towards the government settlements of Anthoupolis, from the junction with the Nicosia - Paleochori road for a length of 350 meters will be closed to traffic. During the execution of the works, traffic towards the government settlements of Anthoupolis and vice versa will be conducted via Agios Georgios Avenue and Orthodoxy Street. Traffic to Andromedas Street and vice versa will be conducted in the two southern lanes with a two-way direction. Limassol Bypass From Thursday 9/10/2025 until Friday 17/10/2025, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:00, logging work on burnt trees will be carried out by a team of the Public Works Department, on the Sounio – Agios Ambrosios road. During the course of the work, one lane of traffic, approximately 100m long, will be closed at any time and traffic will be managed alternately with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signalling. From Monday 13/10/2025 until Tuesday 18/11/2025, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:00, logging work on burnt trees will be carried out by the Forestry Department on the Koilani – Vouni road. During the work, one lane of traffic of approximately 100m in length will be closed at any time and traffic will be managed alternately with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signage. On Saturday and Sunday 11/10/2025 and 12/10/2025, between the hours of 06:30 – 17:00, on the new section of the Limassol – Saitta motorway, work will be carried out on the asphalt shoulder by a Private Contracting Company. During the execution of the works, one slow-moving lane of the motorway will be closed for a length of 1000m in the direction from Saitta to Limassol and traffic will be diverted to the expressway. Limassol-Paphos Motorway From Monday 13/10/2025 until Friday 17/10/2025, from 08:00 to 15:00, cleaning works will be carried out on the shoulders and the Central island of the Paphos - Limassol Motorway (A6) in both directions. The works will be carried out using the mobile construction site method and the adjacent lane of the motorway will be closed in sections depending on the work to be carried out. Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia Motorway From Monday, 13/10/2025 until Friday, 17/10/2025, between the hours of 08:30 – 16:00, excavation works will be carried out for the installation of two electronic variable message signs, on a section of the Denia – Nicosia motorway (A9) in both directions, from the Kokkinotrimithia roundabout to the Anthoupolis roundabout. During the execution of the works, at each point the embankment will remain closed for a distance of approximately 600m. Nicosia District In Nicosia, on Digeni Akrita Avenue, between its intersections with Nikodimou Mylona Street and Kallipoleos Avenue, from 30/06/2025 to 24/11/2025, repair, maintenance and reinforcement works of the existing culvert will be carried out. During the works, a section of one lane of Digeni Akrita Avenue towards Pallouriotissa/Kaimakli will be closed sequentially for approximately 50m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. In addition, both lanes in this direction will be closed during the days when concreting works are carried out and traffic will be diverted via alternative routes. Separate announcements will be issued for these cases to better inform the public. On Digeni Akrita Avenue, the underground works between the intersections with Nikodimou Mylona Street and Olympia Street have been completed 2 weeks earlier than planned. Therefore, from 06:00 on Monday, October 6, 2025 until 06:00 on Friday, November 14, 2025, the next phase of repair, maintenance and reinforcement of the existing culvert will be carried out on Digeni Akrita Avenue, between Olympia and Kleomenous Streets. During the works, the lanes of Digeni Akrita Avenue from Nicosia to Palouriotissa will be closed to traffic, between its intersections with Nikodimou Mylona Street and Kleomenous Street. The right-hand direction towards Nikodimou Mylona Street will remain open. Drivers from Nicosia to Palouriotissa are advised to use Kritis, Kypranoros, Androkleous streets and then Stasandrou/Pindarou streets and Stasinou Avenue for their journeys. To move to Kallipoleos Street, drivers are advised to use Nikodimou Mylona Street. To return to Digeni Akrita, drivers are advised to use Nikodimou Mylona, Damaskinou, Olympias, Eresou, Kallipoleos, Ifigenias, Dervenia, Efthimio Chatzipetrou and Georgiou Griva Digeni Streets. Traffic heading from Palouriotissa to Makariou Avenue will not be affected by the works. In Lakatamia and Strovolos, as part of the works being carried out on Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos, Tseriou, and Strovolos avenues, from Wednesday 07/05/2025 and for a period of approximately 5 months, the intersection of Georgiou Anagnostopoulou Street with Tseriou Avenue will be closed. During this period, traffic to and from Tseriou Avenue will be conducted via Georgiou Iona Street, where a photo-controlled intersection will operate to regulate traffic. In Lakatamia and Strovolos, also in the context of the works being carried out on Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos, and Tseriou avenues, from Tuesday 27/05/2025 and for a period of approximately 6 months, the light-controlled intersection of Tseriou avenue with Theofilou Georgiadis street is being abolished and part of Theofilou Georgiadis street will be temporarily closed to traffic, up to its intersection with Ergatikattas street. All movements from Theofilou Georgiadis street to and from Tseriou avenue will be made via the temporary light-controlled intersection with Vasilissis Amalias 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, and 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. As part of the project “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia”, during the period 24/04/2025-12/12/2025, there will be the following traffic restrictions:Kalavryton Street at its junction with Famagusta will be closed. Drivers are asked to use Faliro Street to travel to Sopaz roundabout. Drivers are asked to use Terpsichoris Street to travel to Larnaca Avenue.
Paphos Street will also be closed to traffic. Drivers using this road to travel to the area are asked to use Gogou Paraskevaidi Street, which is parallel to Paphos Street and was specifically constructed for this purpose. Residents of the Paphos Street area who want to travel to Larnaca Avenue are asked to use Kantaras Street, while those who want to travel to the Sopaz roundabout are asked to use Gogou Paraskevaidi Street for this purpose.
Larnaca District
On the Larnaca-Dhekelia coastal road, within the framework of the construction works of the Project "Improvement of the Larnaca - Dhekelia Coastal Road Phase C", traffic, from the height of the LEBAY Hotel to the Radisson Beach Hotel, from April 24, 2025 and for six months, will be diverted via Galaxia Street in Oroklini, while part of it, near the BORONIA Hotel, will be closed. In addition, the road connecting Oroklini with the Larnaca - Dhekelia coastal road, at the height of the Oroklini Fire Station and the HENIPA Hotel, from April 24, 2025 and for two months, will be closed to traffic in both directions. Traffic will be diverted via Bella-Pais, Olympos and Athinon streets to Oroklini. Drivers are urged to be careful.
From Monday 27/10/2025 until Thursday 30/10/2025, daily except holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 16:00, on the Larnaca Airport – Paralimni motorway, watering works will be carried out on the central island by the Forestry Department. During the execution of the works, on the motorway from the Rizoelia roundabout to Xylotympos, the tangential traffic lane of the central island in the direction of Agia Napa will be closed in sections for a length of 1.5 km. each time and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane.
From Monday, 13/10/2025 until Friday, 24/10/2025, reconstruction works will be carried out on the retaining walls before the entrance to the Community of Kato Drys, with a total length of approximately 150m. on the Pano Lefkara – Kato Drys – Vavla road. During the execution of the works, the road from Pano Lefkara to Kato Drys will be closed to traffic. Drivers from Lefkara to Vavla should follow the route via the Nicosia – Limassol motorway and then via the Choirokoitia – Vavla – Oras road using appropriate signage.
