Saturday, November 29, 2025

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 



MAJOR ROAD WORKS


Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway On the section of the motorway from the Pyla area to the Ayia Napa roundabout in both directions, during the period 05/11/2025–22/12/2025, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 in the morning of the next day, weekdays except Fridays, weekends and public holidays, work will be carried out on sections of the motorway on the central island to install emergency doors. During the work, a section of the motorway lane adjacent to the central island will be closed, for a length of 100 meters at a time, at eight different points. During the period from Monday 24/11/2025 to Friday 19/12/2025, daily except Sundays, between the hours of 08:30 – 16:30, work will be carried out to cut/prune and collect acacias and other trees from the shoulders and slopes along the entire length of the Larnaca Airport – Ayia Napa motorway, from Larnaca Airport to the exit to Xylotymvos in both directions, including its junctions. During the execution of the work, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections. Traffic will be carried out unhindered in the traffic lanes.

On Monday 1/12/2025, from 19:00 in the evening until 06:00 in the morning of the next day, periodic maintenance works of the road surface will be carried out on a section of the Paralimni - Larnaca motorway, in the direction of Larnaca Airport, from the exit to Hellados Street in Aradippou up to the Kalo Chorio roundabout. During the execution of the works, in the above section, both traffic lanes in the direction of the Paralimni - Larnaca motorway will be closed in sections for a distance of approximately 3 km. and traffic will be diverted throughout to the opposite traffic flow, which will operate with two-way traffic using appropriate signage. Drivers heading from Hellados Street to the airport will head towards the Rizoelias roundabout and through it will follow the exit to the airport. Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway On the motorway, in the section between the Rizoelia roundabout and the junction with the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, in the direction towards Nicosia, during the period 10/11/2025-11/12/2025, except Friday, Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 09:30-13:30 at noon, works will be carried out periodically to remove, move and reinstall signs. During the works, the left lane will be closed for approximately 1000 meters and traffic will be diverted to the right lane. On Saturday 29/11/2025 and Sunday 30/11/2025, between the hours of 06:30 – 13:30, work will be carried out to install – replace single-sided reflectors on the central island of the Nicosia – Larnaca motorway (A2) and on the central lane of the Nicosia – Akaki motorway (A9) in both directions. Limassol-Nicosia Motorway During the period 22/09/2025 – 10/12/2025, work will be carried out to improve the entrance lane to the motorway, from Parekklisia to Limassol. During the work, 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 Tuesday 25/11/2025 until Thursday 4/12/2025, excluding Fridays and weekends, between the hours of 20:00 in the evening and 05:30 in the morning of the next day, road marking works (lines) will be carried out on the Limassol - Nicosia motorway (A1), heading towards Nicosia. During the works, one lane of traffic will be closed in sections at any time for a length of approximately 500m and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane. 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 carried out via Agios Georgios Avenue and Orthodoxy Street. Traffic towards Andromedas Street and vice versa will be carried out in the two southern lanes with a two-way direction.

Limassol Bypass On the weekend of 29-30/11/2025, from 07:00 to 16:00, asphalt pavement maintenance works will be carried out on a section of the Parekklisia – Eptagonia road (E109). During the works, one lane of traffic will be closed at any time, approximately 100m long, and will be carried out alternately traffic management with the “STOP & GO” system with appropriate signage.

Limassol-Paphos Motorway On the motorway in both directions towards Paphos and towards Limassol, from Thursday 20/11/2025 until Thursday 18/12/2025, excluding weekends, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, cleaning works will be carried out on the shoulders of the road, including the exits. During the works, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections. Traffic will be carried out unhindered in the traffic lanes. Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia-Akaki Motorway On Saturday 29/11/2025 and Sunday 30/11/2025, between the hours of 06:30 – 13:30, work will be carried out to install – replace single-sided reflectors on the central island of the Nicosia – Larnaca (A2) motorway and on the central lane of the Nicosia – Akaki (A9) motorway in both directions. Work will be carried out on the A9 motorway (Nicosia – Denia), as follows: On Monday 1/12/2025 and Tuesday 2/12/2025, from 09:00 a.m. until 14:00 p.m., horizontal marking works will be carried out on the Nicosia - Denia Motorway in the direction of Denia, from the Mammari exit to the Denia exit. This specific work on the motorway will be carried out in sections, closing one lane at a time. Traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane of the road. On Wednesday 3/12/2025, from 09:00 a.m. until 14:00 p.m., horizontal marking works will be carried out on the terminal section of the Nicosia - Denia motorway in both directions of the road from the Denia exit to the Akaki Roundabout. This specific work will be carried out in sections, closing one lane at a time, and traffic from Nicosia to Akaki / Astromeritis will be diverted to the adjacent free lane. Also, traffic from Astromeritis / Akaki to Nicosia will be diverted via the Akaki Roundabout to Grigoris Afxentiou Avenue and then via the Kokkinotrimithia Roundabout. On Thursday 4/12/2025 and Friday 5/12/2025, from 09:00 a.m. until 14:00 p.m., horizontal marking works will be carried out on the Denia - Nicosia motorway from the height of the Denia exit to the height of the Mammari exit in the direction of Nicosia. This specific work on the motorway will be carried out in sections, closing one lane at a time. Traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane of the road. In any case, during the execution of the works, there will be appropriate temporary signage for the smooth flow of traffic. Nicosia District In Nicosia, on Nikis-Acropolis Avenue, opposite the junction with 25th March Street, from Monday 03/11/2025 and for a period of approximately two (2) months, work will be carried out to widen part of Nikis-Acropolis Avenue, as well as to construct new sidewalks. Also on Digeni Akrita Avenue, in Nicosia, from Thursday 30 October 2025, the works of the 4th and final phase of repair, maintenance and reinforcement of the existing culvert under the avenue, between Kleomenos Streets and the photo-controlled intersection with Kallipoleos Avenue, have begun, which are estimated to be completed on the morning of Friday 19 December 2025. In the direction from Palouriotissa to Nicosia, the right-turn lane towards Kleomenos Street will be closed to traffic. In the direction towards Pallouriotissa, Digeni Akrita Avenue will be open to traffic, since the smooth regulation of traffic has been ensured with the use of a temporary traffic lane. Traffic from Palouriotissa to Archbishop Makariou III Avenue will not be affected by the works. 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 traffic light-controlled intersection of Tseriou Avenue with Theofilou Georgiadis Street will be 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 traffic light-controlled intersection with Vasilissis Amalias Street. In Nicosia and Aglantzia, within the framework of the project “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia”, works lasting 24 months are being carried out 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. As part of the “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia” Project, the following traffic regulations will be in place from 24/04/2025 to 12/12/2025: Kalavryton Street at its junction with Famagusta will be closed. Drivers are asked to use Faliro Street to get to Sopaz roundabout. Drivers are asked to use Terpsichoris Street to get to Larnaca Avenue. Pafos Street will also be closed to traffic. Drivers using this road to get to the area are asked to use Gogou Paraskevaidi Street, which is parallel to Pafos Street and was specifically constructed for this purpose. Residents of the Pafos Street area who want to travel towards Larnakos Avenue are asked to use Kantaras Street, while those who want to travel towards the Sopaz roundabout are asked to use Gogou Paraskevaidi Street for this purpose.
On Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos Avenues and parts of Tseriou Avenue, in Strovolos, from Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 1A0m long (at its connection point with Ippokratous Avenue), in Lakatamia, will be closed to traffic for the construction of a Roundabout. During the works, traffic will be diverted through Lysis, Lefkonikou and Neapoleos streets. Larnaca District In the Kato Drys Community, the reconstruction works of the retaining walls before the entrance to the Community will continue until Wednesday 03/12/2025. At this stage of the works, the works will be carried out by closing one lane of traffic and traffic will be directed to the opposite lane with a temporary traffic light system. Within the framework of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Lanes”, from 28/11/2025 until 31/12/2025, sidewalk reconstruction works will be carried out on Limassol Avenue, in Larnaca. The works will be carried out in the section from the intersection of Limassol Avenue with Charilaou Trikoupi Street to the intersection of Limassol Avenue with Nikiforou Foka Street. During the execution of the works, the left lane will be closed in sections, while traffic will be directed to the right lane using appropriate and approved road markings.