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.
Limassol-Nicosia Motorway
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.
From Saturday 4/4/2026, between the hours of 07:00 – 14:30, on a section of the Zygi-Vassilikou road, within the area of the Vassilikos Cement Plant, demolition work will be carried out on a metal bridge. During the execution of the works, a section of the road (near the port of Vassilikos) will be closed and traffic will be diverted via adjacent roads.
From Monday 06/04/2026 from 21:00 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. the next day, on the Nicosia – Limassol motorway (A1), in the section from Skarinou to Germasogeia, waste collection work will be carried out from the central island of the motorway. During the works, the fast lane in the direction of Limassol will be partially closed and traffic will be diverted to the slow lane and traffic will be managed with the mobile construction site system.
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 works, traffic towards the government settlements of Anthoupolis and vice versa will be conducted via Agios Georgios Avenue and Orthodoxy Street. Traffic to Andromedas Street and vice versa will be conducted in the two southern lanes with a two-way direction.
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, noise barrier cleaning works will be carried out. During the works, the emergency lane of the Bypass will be closed in sections over 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 sluice cleaning works will be carried out. During the works, the emergency lane of the bypass will be closed in sections over 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, work will be carried out to clean the ruts. During the work, 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-Kokkinotrimithia-Akaki Motorway
From Monday 06/04/2026 until Wednesday 08/04/2026, from 21:00 in the evening until 05:30 in the morning, noise barrier installation works will be carried out along the Nicosia - Akaki Motorway (A9). During the execution of the works, the exit from the Archangelou interchange in the direction from Anthoupoli to Makedonitissa, (Morfou Avenue), will remain closed to traffic and drivers are requested to use the previous exit, towards Alexandrou Panagouli, and then via Stadiou Street to enter Morphou Avenue. The public is requested to comply with the instructions of the police and the temporary signage on the motorway.
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 with Tseriou Avenue will be closed to traffic. The channelling of traffic from Themistokleous Street to Tseriou Avenue and vice versa will be via Ippokratous Avenue and Nikaias Street.
On the Anthoupolis-Palaichori interurban road, in the section between the light-controlled intersection with Agion Trimithias Avenue and the intersection with Anthoupoleos Avenue, from the evening of Monday, March 30, 2026 until the early hours of Sunday, April 5, 2026, between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., road works will be carried out in sections. During the works, the road will be closed. Traffic will be diverted via Agios Georgios Avenue and Anthoupoleos Street, as well as via Eleftherias Street and Orthodoxias Street.
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 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, as part of the construction works of the Project “Improvement of the Larnaca - Dhekelia Coastal Road Phase C”, from Friday 27/03/2026, a section of approximately 400m of the southern lanes of the Coastal Road will be opened to traffic and will operate with two-way traffic using appropriate signage. In addition, from Friday 27/03/2026 and for three months, a section of Galaxia Street in Oroklini will remain closed, from the height of Foti Pitta Street to Vachamon Street, and traffic will be diverted through o Vachamon, Elpidos and Fotis Pitta streets in Oroklini.
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 channeled using the STOP & GO method and the use of appropriate road markings at the affected points.
On Acropolis Avenue near the Larnaca Industrial Area roundabout, during the period 30/03/2026-20/04/2026, 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 will be carried out on a new light-controlled pedestrian crossing and central island. During the works in the above section, for a length of approximately 60 meters, the right lane of Acropolis Avenue will remain closed to traffic in both directions. Traffic will be channeled through the left lane 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 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.
