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.
On the Larnaca-Famagusta motorway, during the period 03/12/2025-30/01/2026, excluding weekends and holidays, works will be carried out by the Department of Forestry, as follows:
(a) From 03/12/2025 – 30/01/2026, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, pruning and shredding of branches will be carried out on the slopes of the motorway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout and the Larnaca – Kofinou motorway, from the Kalo Chorio roundabout to Kofinou.
(b) From 08/12/2025 to 22/12/2025, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, works will be carried out on the slopes on the motorway from Larnaca Airport to the Rizoelia roundabout and on the Larnaca-Nicosia motorway, from the Rizoelia roundabout to the exit to Lympia and at the triangles of Alethrikou, Klavdia, Rizoelia, Kosii and Lympia.
On the Larnaca-Famagusta motorway, from Monday 08/12/2025 until Saturday 20/12/2025, from 19:00 in the evening until 06:00 in the morning of the next day, works will be carried out to remove the existing asphalt surface and lay new asphalt surface, as follows:
From 12/12/2025 until 16/12/2025, the section of the motorway in the direction from Paralimni to Larnaca, from the Liopetriou exit leading to Agia Thekla Avenue in the Municipal District of Liopetriou, up to 200m. after the Xylofagou exit leading to Michalaki Vrachimi Street in Xylofagou, with a total length of 2.1 km, will remain closed. Traffic will be diverted throughout to the opposite traffic flow, which will operate with two-way traffic using appropriate signage, through the emergency doors.
From 17/12/2025 until 20/12/2025, the section of the motorway in the direction from Larnaca to Paralimni, before the Xylofagou exit, at a distance of approximately 200 m. leading to Michalaki Vrachimi Street in Xylofagou, up to 200 m. before the Liopetri exit, which leads to Agia Thekla Avenue in the Municipal District of Liopetri, with a total length of 1.9 km, will remain closed. Traffic will be diverted throughout to the opposite direction, which will operate with two-way traffic using appropriate signage, through the emergency doors. On a section of the Larnaca-Famagusta motorway (A3), in the direction towards the Rizoelia roundabout, from Thursday 18/12/2025 until Tuesday 23/12/2025, between the hours of 09:00-17:00, work will be carried out to install an electronic variable message sign. During the works, in the above section, the left lane will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
On the Larnaca-Larnaca Airport motorway (A3) in both directions, from Friday 19/12/2025 until Tuesday 23/12/2025, including the weekend, between the hours of 09:00-17:00, work will be carried out to install two (2) electronic variable message signs. During the works, in the above section, the left lane will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
During the period from 22 December 2025 to 29 January 2026, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 in the morning of the following day, weekdays except Fridays, weekends and holidays, on sections of the Larnaca Airport - Paralimni motorway, emergency door installation works will be carried out on the central island. During the execution of the works, a section of the motorway lane adjacent to the central island, from the Pyla area to the Rizoelia roundabout, will be closed, successively for a length of 100m. each time, simultaneously from both directions, at eight different points.
Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway
On the Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway, from the Kalo Chorio roundabout to Kofinou, during the period 03/12/2025-30/01/2026, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, works will be carried out by the Forestry Department on the slopes of the road.
From Friday 19/12/2025 until Tuesday 23/12/2025, including the weekend between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00, works will be carried out for the installation of two electronic variable message signs, on a section of the Larnaca – Airport Motorway, (A3) in both directions. During the works, in the above section, the left lane will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
On the Larnaca-Kofinou motorway, from its junction with the Limassol-Nicosia motorway, on Sunday 21/12/2025, between the hours of 07:00–15:30, pruning, grass cutting and cleaning works will be carried out on the shoulders of the motorway. During the works, the right lane of the motorway will be closed for a distance of approximately 1.5 km and traffic will be diverted to the left lane.
Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway
On the Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway, from the Rizoelia roundabout to the exit to Lympia and at the triangles of Alethrikou, Klavdia, Rizoelia, Kosii and Lympia, during the period from 08/12/2025 to 22/12/2025, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, excluding weekends and holidays, work will be carried out by the Forestry Department on the slopes of the road.
On the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway, from the junction with the Nicosia-Limassol motorway to the Lympia junction in both directions, including the exits, from Monday 08/12/2025 until Monday 22/12/2025, excluding weekends, between the hours of 08:30 – 15:00, works will be carried out by the Forestry Department on the slopes of the road. During the works, part of the shoulder of the motorway will be closed in sections. Traffic will continue to flow unhindered in the traffic lanes.
From Thursday 18/12/2025 until Tuesday 23/12/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00, including the weekend, work will be carried out to install an electronic variable message sign on a section of the A3 Motorway towards the Rizoelia roundabout. During the execution of the work, on the above section, the left lane will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
From Wednesday 17/12/2025 until Saturday 20/12/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00, work will be carried out to install 2 electronic variable message signs on a section of the Nicosia Perimeter Motorway (A22) in both directions. During the execution of the works, in the above section, the left lane of traffic will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
On Sunday 21/12/2025, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:30, pruning, grass cutting and cleaning works will be carried out on the shoulders of the Kofinou – Larnaca motorway, from its junction with the Limassol – Nicosia motorway and for a length of approximately 1.5 kilometers. During the execution of the works, the express lane of the motorway will be closed for a distance of approximately 1.5 kilometers and traffic will be diverted to the slow lane.
Limassol-Nicosia Motorway
On Sunday 21/12/2025, between the hours of 07:00 – 15:30, pruning, grass cutting and cleaning works will be carried out on the shoulders of the Kofinou – Larnaca motorway, from its junction with the Limassol – Nicosia motorway and for a length of approximately 1.5 kilometers. During the execution of the works, the expressway lane of the motorway will be closed for a distance of approximately 1.5 kilometers and traffic will be diverted to the slow-moving 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.
On a section of the Nicosia Perimeter Motorway (A22) in both directions, from Wednesday 17/12/2025 until Saturday 20/12/2025, between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00, works will be carried out for the installation of two (2) electronic variable message signs. During the works, on the above section, the left lane of traffic will remain closed for a distance of 600m.
Limassol Bypass
On the weekend of 20/12/2025 – 21/12/2025, between the hours of 06:00 – 14:00, sweeping works will be carried out on sections of the Limassol Bypass in both directions. During the execution of the works, the expressway lane of the Motorway/Bypass Road will be closed in sections of approximately 200m in one direction only, at all times, and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane, using the mobile construction site system.
Nicosia District
In Nicosia, on Nikis-Acropolis Avenue, near the junction with 25th March Street, from Monday 03/11/2025 and for a period of approximately two (2) months, works will be carried out to widen part of Nikis-Acropolis Avenue, as well as the construction of 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 Makarios III Avenue will not be affected by the works.
In Nicosia and Aglantzia, as part of the “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia” project, works lasting 24 months are underway from 20 February 2025, and are expected to be completed by 22 February 2027. Specifically, Famagusta Avenue is included 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.
On Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos Avenues and parts of Tseriou Avenue, in Strovolos, from Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 12:00 noon, as part of the construction works, a section of Ag. Dimitrianou Street, approximately 250m long (at its connection point with Ippokratous Avenue), in Lakatameia, will be closed to traffic for the construction of a Roundabout. During the works, traffic will be diverted through Lysis, Lefkonikou and Neapoleos Streets.
On the Nicosia-Palaichori road, in a section of approximately 1.5 kilometers, from Saturday 06/12/2025, traffic will be diverted via a new bypass north of the existing road in two-way traffic, due to the construction works of the Nicosia-Palaichori motorway. Also, the existing road to Agios Ioannis will be closed and traffic towards Agios Ioannis will be diverted from the new junction of the road at the Malounta Roundabout. Traffic towards Malounta and the 2nd Regional High School of Nicosia will be diverted from the bypass of the existing road at a point 200 meters before the Malounta Roundabout.
Larnaca District
Within the framework of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Paths”, from 28/11/2025 to 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.
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", the works of the 5th and final phase of the Project will be carried out, on the section of the road from the height of the Organized Oroklini Beach (Kiosk) to the junction with Pyla. During the works, this section of the road will be closed to traffic in both directions and traffic will be diverted via Galaxia, Salaminos, Selinis and Oceanias streets, in Oroklini and Ithakis street, in Pyla. For residents and businesses in the area, appropriate arrangements will be made for access to their premises.
