The construction of an overground pedestrian crossing on Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue in Paphos is now on the rails for its implementation. This important development for a project that is a long-standing request of Paphos, because it has to do primarily with the road safety of hundreds of students who cross this road axis every day, was announced today by the MP of Paphos of DIKO, Chrysanthos Savvidis.
In an official response he had from the Department of Urban Planning and Housing, Mr. Savvidis told "F", it is confirmed that the overpass is being promoted as an urban road project - Phase B of Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue.
The cost of the project will be covered at a rate of 80% through a contribution from the budget of the Local Authority (Municipality of Paphos), while the total amount has already been included in the Medium-Term Financial Framework 2026-2027 of the Department of Town Planning and Housing.
The overpass will be about three meters wide, he said, will be fully accessible for people with mobility problems, children and the disabled, with an elevator or ramps, depending on the study. Its length will exceed 24.40 meters, as well as the width of the avenue, with any additional extension required.
The project is currently at the stage of preparing the documents for the tender by the Department of Public Works, Mr. Savvidis clarified. The coordination and monitoring of the design and construction contract by a private individual will also be undertaken by the Department of Public Works, which will prepare the terms and conduct the relevant tender.
This development is an essential vindication of our long-standing interventions and insistence on the need to create safe crossings in an area with high student concentration and increased traffic, he stressed. The overpass on Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue is not just another infrastructure project, but an act of responsibility towards society and especially towards our children.
We continue to closely monitor the progress of the implementation of the project and work consistently, so that the commitments are put into practice and road safety ceases to be a demand, but a given for all citizens, concluded the Paphos MP of DIKO.
