A modern four-lane avenue, from the Tombs of the Kings in Kato Paphos to Coral Bay in Peyia, is aspiring to be implemented in the coming months by the Paphos authorities. Government departments, scholars and local authorities have now started coordinated the processes to make possible a project of major importance that has been on paper for many years.
The aim is to create a modern quadruple avenue, which meets all modern standards of safety and service to citizens. The MP and member of the Transport, Communications and Works Committee of the previous Parliament, Chrysanthos Savvidis, told "F" that based on the contacts he had in the last few days with the competent minister, Alexis Vafeadis and with the state departments involved in the design of the project, the works will finally start in September.
For this purpose, the first meetings have already been held, at the Ministry of Transport and at the Municipal Hall of the Municipality of Akamas, with the aim of coordinating the state services and the project designers.
The upgrading of this road artery and the creation, essentially of a quadruple avenue, is of major importance for the entire low-lying area of Paphos, the Mayor of Akamas, Marinos Lambrou, stressed to "F", given that it is a coastal area in which almost 40% of the tourist accommodation in the province is concentrated.
However, until now, he pointed out, the existing road artery does not provide ideal levels of safety for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, while in many places it does not even have lighting and sidewalks.
The goal that has been set is to start construction of the project within 2026, stressed Mr. Lambrou, expressing the will of the Municipality of Akamas to assist as much as it can for the faster implementation of the major project.
