MAJOR ROAD WORKS
Larnaca-Famagusta Motorway
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-Nicosia Motorway
On the motorway opposite the entrance and exit to and from the Idalion Industrial Area, in both directions towards Nicosia and towards Limassol/Larnaca, on Saturday 14/03/2026, from 7:00 in the morning until 12:00 in the afternoon, road lighting column installation works will be carried out. In the direction towards Nicosia, the left lane of the motorway and the exit to the Idalion Industrial Area will be closed. Traffic will be diverted to the two side lanes and drivers heading towards Idalion Industrial Area should use the next exit to the Nicosia Perimetric Motorway and then via the Skopefetirio Interchange to follow the route towards Idalion Industrial Area. In the direction towards Limassol, the motorway entrance from the Industrial Area Interchange will be closed. Drivers from Dali to Limassol should follow the route via the old Nicosia-Limassol road and then enter the motorway from the Pera Chorio Interchange.
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 the motorway opposite the entrance and exit to and from the Idalion Industrial Area, in both directions towards Nicosia and towards Limassol/Larnaca, on Saturday 14/03/2026, from 7:00 in the morning until 12:00 in the afternoon, road lighting column installation works will be carried out. In the direction towards Nicosia, the left lane of the motorway and the exit towards Idalion Industrial Area will be closed. Traffic will be diverted to the two side lanes and drivers heading towards Idalion Industrial Area should use the next exit to the Nicosia Perimetric Motorway and then via the Skopefetirio Interchange to follow the route towards Idalion Industrial Area. In the direction towards Limassol, the entrance to the motorway from the Industrial Area Interchange will be closed. Drivers from Dali to Limassol should follow the route via the old Nicosia-Limassol road and then enter the motorway from the Pera Chorio Interchange.
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.
Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithia-Akaki Motorway
Reflector washing works will be carried out on the central lane of the motorway in both directions, on Saturday 14/03/2026, between the hours of 06:00-14:00. During the works, the right lane will be closed in sections and the works will be carried out using the mobile workshop method.
Nicosia District
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.
In Strovolos, from Monday, March 02, 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. along 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 traffic from Themistokleous Street to Tseriou Avenue and vice versa will be diverted via Ippokratous Avenue and Nikaias Street.
Limassol District
On the Kantou-Omodou road, in a section near Souni, from Monday 09/03/2026 until Friday 13/03/2026, between the hours of 07:30-15:00, work will be carried out by the EAC for the installation of cables. During the work, one lane of traffic will be closed, at a maximum length of approximately 150m, and traffic will be managed alternately, with the temporary traffic light system.
Larnaca District
On the Larnaca-Dhekelia coastal road, as part 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 (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.
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 flowerbeds 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 approximately 200m in length from the junction of the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue with Atalantis Street to the junction with Dimosthenous Street. During the works, the northern service road will be closed to traffic and traffic will be diverted to secondary roads using appropriate signage. For easy access for residents and to facilitate traffic, the following necessary temporary traffic regulations will be implemented using appropriate and approved road markings:
· Removal of the one-way 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 section of the northern service road of Spyros Kyprianou from its junction with Galinis Street and its conversion into a 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 Plan Mobility (SVAK) 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 intersection 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 with the use of appropriate signage. For the smooth passage of traffic, the one-way section of Electra Street will be removed from its junction with Fotis Kontoglou Street to the northern service road of Spyrou Kyprianou, where it will become a dead end.
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 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 the traffic Traffic will be diverted to the right lane using appropriate road markings. Also, part of Petrou Mavromichali Street will be closed to traffic and traffic will be diverted to side streets using appropriate markings.
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 26/02/2026-24/04/2026, construction works will be carried out on a photo-controlled pedestrian crossing on Makariou Avenue, in Larnaca. The works will be carried out on a section of approximately 40 meters 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.
At the Larnaca Industrial Area roundabout, heading from Larnaca to Nicosia, during the period 12/03/2026-02/04/2026, construction works will be carried out for new light-controlled pedestrian crossings and pavement reconstruction, as part of the Project “Priority Projects of the Larnaca Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) – Implementation of Bus Lanes and Cycle Lanes”. During the works in the above section, approximately 130 meters long, the left lane of Eleftherias Avenue, Acropolis Avenue and the left lane of the exit from the Larnaca Industrial Area will be closed to traffic. Traffic from Larnaca to Nicosia will be conducted through the right lane, while traffic from the Larnaca industrial area to Nicosia will be directed through Pentadaktylou Street to Acropolis Avenue, using appropriate road markings.
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 Ierokipia (Konia), a section of Archbishop Makarios III Avenue will be closed in the area of the Municipalities of Paphos and Ierokipia, as well as in Konia, from Thursday, January 29, 2026 and for a period of approximately three months. A part of the uphill lane of the Avenue (along its northern side) will remain closed, from its junction with Achepans Street to the junction of the avenue with Thasou Street (Konia). The two above-mentioned lanes will operate, Thasou Street normally, while Achepans Street partially, since traffic will be carried out unhindered on the uphill lane, while on the downhill lane, from the height of the junction of the street with Vasilikon Street and up to the junction with the avenue under improvement, ONLY ambulances will be allowed to use it. The uphill towards Konia and the wider area will be done ONLY from the motorway exit for Konia. 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.
