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 Department of Forestry. 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.
On sections of the motorway, from March 16, 2026 to April 09, 2026, from 09:00 in the morning until 05:30 the next morning, weekdays except Fridays and weekends, 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, from the “Airport” roundabout to the “Agia Napa” roundabout, successively for a length of approximately 100 meters each time, simultaneously from both directions, at approximately fifteen different points.
On the section of the motorway in the direction towards Famagusta district, between the Rizoelia roundabout and the exit towards Aradippou/Avdellero/Athienou, on Monday 23/03/2026, from 21:00 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning of the next day, road maintenance works will be carried out. During the works in the above section, both lanes in the direction towards Famagusta district 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 in two-way traffic with the use of appropriate signage. Traffic from Nicosia or Larnaca to Paralimni will be diverted from the Rizoelia roundabout in the opposite direction to the Airport, where via the first exit towards Aradippou, it will be rerouted to the motorway towards Paralimni. Correspondingly, the entrance-exit towards Aradippou-Avdellero-Athienou will remain closed and drivers will have to use the Rizoelia and Livadia interchanges to get to their destination.
Limassol-Nicosia Motorway
On sections of the motorway in both directions, during the period 26/02/2026-27/03//2026, except on 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 section of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway in both directions between the Skarinou interchange and the junction with Athalassa and Limassol avenues, in Nicosia, from Monday 23/03/2026 until Thursday 30/04/2026, except Friday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, from 22:00 at night until 05:00 in the morning of the next day, horizontal marking works will be carried out periodically. The works will be carried out in sections with one lane closed at a time.
On the motorway in the direction of Nicosia, in the section immediately after the exit to Latsia-Geri (Megalo Alexandrou Interchange) up to the GSP Roundabout, on Monday 23/03/2026 and Tuesday 24/03/2026, from 21:00 in the evening until 05:00 in the morning of the next day, horizontal marking works will be carried out. This specific work on the motorway will be carried out in sections with one lane closed at a time. Traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane of the road.
On sections of the motorway in both directions, during the period 23/03/2026-03/04/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, except Sundays and holidays, work will be carried out to install safety barriers. During the works, the emergency lane of the motorway will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m in one direction only, without affecting the traffic lanes of the road.
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 traffic 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 Andromedas Street and vice versa will be conducted in the two southern lanes with two-way traffic.
Limassol Bypass
On the section of the bypass road, between the New Hospital junction and the Germasogeia junction in both directions, during the period 17/03/2026-15/05/2026, between the hours of 07:00-16:00, works will be carried out for noise barrier cleaning works. During the works, the emergency lane of the Bypass will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m in one direction only, without affecting the traffic lanes of the road.
On the section of the bypass road, between the New Hospital junction and the Mouttagiaka junction in both directions, during the period 17/03/2026-15/05/2026, from Monday to Thursday, from 21:00 at night to 03:00 in the morning of the next day, rainwater slat cleaning works will be carried out. During the works, the emergency lane of the Bypass will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 200m in one direction only, without affecting the traffic lanes of the road.
Limassol-Paphos Motorway
On the motorway in both directions, from Monday 16/03/2026 until Thursday 09/04/2026, except Sundays, between the hours of 08:00 – 17:00, work will be carried out to replace the signs. The work will be carried out on the shoulder of the motorway and traffic will not be affected.
On sections of the motorway in both directions, between the dates 17/03/2026-15/05/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, pothole cleaning work will be carried out. During the work, the emergency lane of the motorway will be closed in sections over a length of approximately 200m in one direction only, without affecting the traffic lanes of the road.
On sections of the motorway in both directions, during the period 23/03/2026-03/04/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 16:00, except Sundays and holidays, work will be carried out to install safety barriers. During the work, the emergency lane of the motorway will be closed in sections over a length of approximately 200m in one direction only, without affecting the traffic lanes of the road.
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.
Also, within the framework of the “Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia” Project, from Tuesday 17/03/2026 and for a duration of approximately 2 months, the intersection of Famagusta Avenue with Kalavryton Street will be closed. During the works, drivers coming from Kalavryton Street towards Kaimakli / Sopaz are urged to follow the route via Kalavryton-Falirou Street to the adjacent intersection of Piraeus Street with Famagusta Avenue. Drivers heading towards Nicosia / Aglatzia should follow the route via Kalavryton - Persephone - Soulio Street to the intersection of Parnithos Street with Larnaca Avenue.
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 intersection of Themistokleous Street and Tseriou Avenue will be closed to traffic. The channeling of traffic from Themistokleous Street to Tseriou Avenue and vice versa will be via Ippokratous Avenue and Nikaias Street.
In the Municipality of Nicosia, on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, between the hours of 02:00 in the morning and 05:00 in the morning, works will be carried out to install shelters at two bus stops. One stop is located between Filimonos and Ethnikis Frouras streets (towards Limassol) and the second between Dramas and Papanikolis streets (towards Nicosia). During the works, the section of the bus lane on Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, located between the intersection of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue / Griva Digeni Avenue to Ethnikis Frouras street (towards Limassol) will be closed, while during the works on the opposite side, the bus lane will be closed locally.
On the interurban road Anthoupolis-Karvounas-Troodos, from Monday 23/03/2026 until Friday 03/04/2026, daily except weekends and holidays, between the hours of 09:00 – 17:00, periodic maintenance work on the horizontal markings will be carried out. During the work, the adjacent traffic lane will be closed in sections for a length of approximately 50-100m, each time and traffic will be diverted to the other traffic lane using Stop and Go.
Larnaca District
On the old Nicosia-Limassol road, opposite the exit of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway towards the village of Choirokoitia, during the period 23/03/2026–27/03/2026, between the hours of 08:00–16:00, sidewalk construction works will be carried out. During the works, a section of one lane of the old Nicosia-Limassol road, heading towards Choirokoitia, will be closed, approximately 50-70m in length, and traffic will be diverted to the adjacent lane using STOP & GO signs. At the end of each day's work, the road will be opened to traffic.
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 (Keripteron) 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.
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 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 using 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 on Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue will remain closed and 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.
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 on Makariou Avenue, from the Larnaca Port Roundabout to Theodorou Kolokotroni Street. The left lane 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 C’ Avenue to its junction with G. Drosini Street will be removed and converted into a dead end and Georgiou Drosini Street will be made 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 roundabout. The left lane on Ak Avenue Ropoleos and the exit to Aradippou will remain closed to traffic. Traffic to Aradippou will be diverted via Stadiou Avenue or Fotis Pitta Avenue to Andrea Panayidis 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.
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 17/03/2026 – 28/03/2026, construction works of ramps and green spaces will be carried out at the intersection of Omirou Street and Spyrou Kyprianou Avenue in Aradippou. During the execution of the works at the above junction, the left lane of Spyros Kyprianou Avenue, as well as the left lane of Omirou Street for a length of approximately 150 meters, will remain closed to traffic. Traffic will be diverted to the right lane, using appropriate temporary road markings.
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 20/03/2026-30/03/2026, construction works will be carried out on new photo-controlled pedestrian crossings at the Larnaca industrial area roundabout in the direction from Larnaca to Nicosia. During the works on the above section, approximately 70 meters long, the left lane of Eleftherias Avenue and the entrance to the Larnaca Industrial Area will be closed to traffic. Traffic from Larnaca to Nicosia will be conducted through the right lane while traffic to the Larnaca Industrial Area will be directed through Yiannis Ritsou or Andreas Zakou Street, with the use of 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 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 unhindered 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 begin at 06.00 am on Thursday 29/01/2026 and will be completed in approximately three months from the start date
