Sunday, March 8, 2026

MAJOR ROAD WORKS

 




MAJOR ROAD WORKS


Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway


During the period 2/3/2026 – 13/3/2026, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 the next morning, weekdays except Fridays and weekends, 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 “Airport” roundabout to the “Rizoelias” roundabout, will be closed sequentially for a length of 100 meters each time, simultaneously from both directions, at five different points.

During the period 2/3/2026 – 30/4/2026, excluding weekends and holidays, between the hours of 08:30 – 14:30, pruning and watering of plants will be carried out on the slopes of the Larnaca Airport – Paralimni motorway in Larnaca district in both directions, by the Forestry Department. 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.


Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway


On the Larnaca-Kofinou Motorway, during the period 16/02/2026-13/03/2026, between the hours of 09:00 in the morning and 05:30 in the morning of the next day, 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 will be closed simultaneously in both directions, at five different points, from the “Kalo Chorio” roundabout to Kofinou, successively for a length of 100 meters each time.


Larnaca-Nicosia Motorway


On Saturday 07/03/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 13:00, reflector washing works will be carried out on the central lane of the A22 motorway (new perimeter) in both directions. On Sunday 08/03/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 13:00, reflector washing works will be carried out on the central lane of the Nicosia – Larnaca motorway (A2) in both directions. During the execution of the works, the right lane of traffic will be closed in sections and the works will be carried out using the mobile workshop method, so the public is urged to follow the temporary road markings and the instructions of the Police.


Limassol-Nicosia Motorway


On sections of the motorway in both directions, during the period 26/02/2026-27/03//2026, excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, pothole cleaning works will be carried out. During the works, the emergency lane of the motorway will be closed, in sections of approximately 200m in length, in one direction only.

On Sunday 8/3/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 13:00, reflector washing works will be carried out in the Kornos area at the point where the dividing network of the Nicosia – Limassol motorway (A1) is located in both directions. During the execution of the works, the right lane will be closed in sections and the works will be carried out using the mobile workshop method, so the public is urged to follow the temporary road markings and the instructions of the Police.


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 to and from Andromedas Street will be conducted in the two southbound lanes in a two-way direction.

On Saturday 07/03/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 13:00, reflector washing works will be carried out on the central lane of the A22 motorway (new perimeter) in both directions. During the execution of the works, the right lane will be closed in sections and the works will be carried out using the mobile workshop method, so the public is urged to follow the temporary road markings and the instructions of the Police.


Limassol-Paphos Motorway


On sections of the motorway, during the period 26/02/2026-11/03//2026 excluding weekends, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, pothole cleaning works will be carried out. During the works, the emergency lane of the motorway will be closed in sections, approximately 200m long, in one direction only.


Nicosia District


In Nicosia and Aglantzia, within the framework of the project “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia”, works are underway for a period of 24 months 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 of approximately 0.8 km long, consisting of a section of Kalavryton, Paphos, Madaris and Semelis streets.

In Strovolos, from Monday 02 March 2026 at 12:00 noon, as part of the construction works for the Improvement / Construction Project of Ippokratous, Argyroupoleos Avenues and part of Tseriou Avenue, Ippokratous Avenue will be opened to traffic in its entire length in four lanes, from its junction with Melinas Mercouri Street in the west to its junction with Tseriou Avenue (new roundabout) in the east. The photo-controlled intersection of Karavostasiou and Nikaias Streets will be put into operation in its final configuration. Ippokratous Avenue will continue to be part of the construction site with the contractor's personnel and machinery moving and carrying out work on it until the completion of the project.

In Strovolos, from Monday, March 9, 2026 at 10:00 in the morning and for a period of 1 (one) month, as part of the construction works, the junction of Themistokleous Street with Tseriou Avenue will be closed to traffic. The channeling of traffic from Themistokleous Street to Tseriou Avenue and vice versa, will be carried out via Hippocrates Avenue and Nikaias Street.


Limassol District


On the weekend of 7/3/2026 and 8/3/2026, from 06:00 in the morning until 23:00 in the evening, asphalt pavement maintenance works and the construction of a built-up island will be carried out on Omonia Avenue in Limassol.

During the execution of the works, the following arrangements will apply:

On Saturday 7/3/2026, the section of Omonia Avenue from its photo-controlled intersection with Franklin Roosevelt Avenue to Liopetriou Street will be closed and traffic will be conducted via Franklin Roosevelt Avenue, Pafos, Liopetriou and Asia Streets, as well as the secondary road network.

On Sunday 8/3/2026, the section of Omonia Avenue from Petrou Eliadi Street to its junction with the light-controlled junction with Pafos Street will be closed and traffic will be conducted via Pafos, Vasileos Pavlou Streets as well as the secondary road network.


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”, from Friday 19/12/2025 and for a period of four months, 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 (Keripteron) to the junction towards Pyla. During the works, this section of the road will be closed to traffic 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.

In Larnaca, 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 02/02/2026 until 15/03/2026, construction works of sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, cycle paths and flower beds will be carried out on the Northern Service Road of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue near the Larnaca Port Roundabout. The works will be carried out on a section of length Approximately 200m. from the junction of the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue with Atalantis Street to the junction with Demosthenous Street. During the works, the northern service road will be closed to traffic and traffic will be diverted to side roads with the use of appropriate signage. For easy access for residents and to facilitate traffic, the following necessary temporary traffic arrangements will be implemented with the use of appropriate and approved road signage:

· Removal of the one-way road of a section of the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou from its junction with Atalantis Street and its conversion into a dead end

· Reversal of the one-way road of a section of the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou from its junction with Galinis Street and its conversion into dead end

· Reversal of the one-way section of Galinis Street from its junction with Demosthenous Street to the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou with a permitted route towards the service road of Spyros Kyprianou

Also 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 13/02/2026 until 27/03/2026, works will be carried out on Fotis Kontoglou Street, which is parallel to Spyros Kyprianou Avenue. The works will be carried out on a section of approximately 40m. from the junction of Fotis Kontoglou Street with Themidos Street. During the works, part of Fotis Kontoglou Street will be closed to traffic and traffic will be diverted to side roads using appropriate signage. In order to ensure smooth traffic flow, the one-way section of Electra Street will be removed from its junction with Fotis Kontoglou Street to the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou, where it will become a dead end.

Within the framework of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Paths”, during the period 18/2/2026 – 31/3/2026, sidewalk reconstruction works will be carried out on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue. The works will be carried out on a section of approximately 70 meters in length, on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue, from the height of Kozanis Street to the height of Petrou Mavromichali Street. The left lane of traffic on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue will remain closed and traffic will be directed to the right lane using appropriate road markings. Also, part of Petrou Mavromichalis Street will be closed to traffic and traffic will be diverted to side streets with the use of appropriate signage.

As part of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Paths”, during the period 26/02/2026-24/04/2026, construction works will be carried out on a light-controlled pedestrian crossing on Makariou Avenue, in Larnaca. The works will be carried out on a section of approximately 40 meters in length, on Makariou Avenue, from the Larnaca Port Roundabout to Theodorou Kolokotroni Street. The left lane of traffic on Makariou Avenue, heading towards Larnaca, will remain closed and traffic will be diverted to the right lane using appropriate road markings. In order to ensure smooth traffic flow, the one-way section of Th. Kolokotroni Street from Makariou Avenue 3 to its junction with G. Drosini Street will be removed and converted into a dead end and Georgiou Drosini Street will be converted into a one-way street with a permitted route from Th. Kolokotroni Street to Meli Nikolaidi Street.

During the period between 5/3/2026 – 5/5/2026, within the framework of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Paths”, works will be carried out to construct new photo-controlled pedestrian crossings and reconstruct the pavement at the Larnaca industrial area roundabout in the direction from Nicosia to Aradippou. The works will be carried out on a section of approximately 200 meters in length, near the Larnaca Industrial Area roundabout. The left lane on Acropolis Avenue as well as the exit to Aradippou will remain closed to traffic. Traffic towards Aradippou will be diverted via Stadiou Avenue or Fotis Pitta Avenue to Andrea Panayides and Dimitraki Koumantaris Streets respectively, using appropriate road markings.

During the period between 5/3/2026 – 20/4/2026, within the framework of the Project “Priority Projects of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of Larnaca – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Paths”, construction works of ZEBRA-type pedestrian crossings will be carried out on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue and Kyriakou Matsi and Omirou Streets in Aradippou. The works will be carried out in sections, in a section of approximately 20 meters in length and during the execution of the works, one traffic lane will be used and traffic will be channelled using the STOP & GO method and the use of appropriate road markings at the affected points.


Paphos District


In the Municipality of Paphos, as part of the Archbishop Makarios III Avenue Improvement Project, in the areas of the Municipalities of Paphos and Hierokipia (Konia), a section of Archbishop Makarios III Avenue will be closed in the area of ​​the Municipalities of Paphos and Hierokipia, as well as in Konia, from Thursday, January 29, 2026 and for a period of approximately three months. A section of the oncoming lane of the Avenue (along its northern side) will remain closed, from its junction with Achepans Street to the junction of the Avenue with Thasos Street (Konia). The two above-mentioned lanes will operate, Thasos normally, while Achepans Street partially, since traffic will be carried out without hindrance in the uphill lane, while in the downhill lane, from the height of the intersection of the road with Vasilikon Street and up to the intersection with the avenue under improvement, ONLY ambulances will be allowed to use it. The ascent towards Konya and the wider area will be carried out ONLY from the motorway exit for Konya. The works will start at 06.00 am on Thursday 29/01/2026 and will be completed in approximately three months from the start date.