Roadworks are closing lanes and sections of roads across Cyprus, with parts of the Paphos-Polis road shut from Friday to Sunday and the Limassol-bound carriageway of the Paphos-Limassol motorway closing near Agia Varvara from 2 to 6 November. In Nicosia, the junction of Famagusta and John Kennedy avenues is closed for four months from 15 October.
Paphos district
The Paphos-Polis road (B7) is being resurfaced from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November, between 6am and 3pm, with a different section closed each day:
- Friday: closed from the traffic lights near Tremithousa (Papantoniou bakery) to the junction with the road through Mesogi (E747), Grivas Digenis Street. Traffic heading to Polis Chrysochous turns right at the Tremithousa lights towards Mesogi and rejoins the B7 via Archbishop Makarios III and Grivas Digenis streets. Traffic heading to Paphos turns left towards Mesogi at the junction of the B7 with Grivas Digenis Street.
- Saturday: closed from the Grivas Digenis Street junction to the junction with Gerolakkou Street, which leads into Tsada (Tsada-Choulou road, E702). Traffic heading to Polis turns left at Grivas Digenis Street onto the old Tsada-Mesogi road (F771) and rejoins the main road near the CYTA installations. Traffic heading to Paphos turns left at Gerolakkou Street into Tsada and continues via the road to Minthis Hills in Konia and the Konia-Marathounta-Episkopi road (E710).
- Sunday: closed from the Olympos area to the junction with the old Tsada-Mesogi road (F771) near the CYTA installations. Traffic heading to Polis turns left at Grivas Digenis Street onto the F771 and rejoins the main road near CYTA. Traffic heading to Paphos is diverted via Gerolakkou Street into Tsada (E702), then right towards the Olympos area to rejoin the Paphos-Polis road.
Motorways and Limassol bypass
The Limassol-bound carriageway of the Paphos-Limassol motorway will close near Agia Varvara and Anarita from Monday 2 to Friday 6 November, between 8am and 4pm, for resurfacing. Traffic will cross through an opening near Agia Varvara to the opposite carriageway, which will carry traffic in both directions for about three kilometres, and return through an opening near Anarita.
On the Limassol-Paphos motorway, the Forestry Department is irrigating the central reservation until Friday 6 November, except at the weekend, between 8.30am and 2.30pm. The Paphos-bound right lane is closing in three-kilometre sections, with traffic using the left lane from Petra tou Romiou to the Konia terminal junction. Between Erimi and Petra tou Romiou, the Forestry Department is also watering the central reservation until Tuesday 15 December, except at weekends, between 7am and 3pm, with the right lane closed for about 2,000 metres.
Safety barriers will be replaced on the Limassol-Nicosia and Limassol-Paphos motorways between the Skarinou junction and the Petra tou Romiou exit, in both directions, between 8pm and 5.30am, on Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 November and from Monday 9 to Thursday 26 November, except Fridays and weekends. One lane will close in sections of about 200 metres, with traffic diverted to the adjacent lane.
On the motorway between the Skarinou junction and the Nicosia entrance at Athalassas Avenue and Limassol Avenue, road markings are being painted in both directions until Thursday 26 November, except Fridays, weekends and public holidays, between 9pm and 5am, with one lane closed at a time.
On the Nicosia-Limassol motorway between the Skarinou and Germasogeia junctions, stormwater gratings on the hard shoulder will be cleaned in both directions on Saturday 31 October, between 7am and 3pm. The hard shoulder will close in 200-metre sections, with traffic using both lanes as normal.
On the Limassol bypass, between the New Hospital and Mouttagiaka junctions, the hard shoulder will be cleared of litter on Saturday 31 October, between 7.30am and 3pm, closing in sections of about 200 metres while traffic uses both lanes as normal.
On the Limassol-Nicosia motorway between the GSP roundabout and the junction with the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway, the Forestry Department is watering plants on the hard shoulder and embankments in both directions until Monday 30 November, on weekdays except public holidays, between 8.30am and 2.30pm. Parts of the hard shoulder close in sections of about 300 metres in each direction, and traffic is not affected.
Along the whole Larnaca Airport-Ayia Napa motorway, from the airport to the Xylotymbou exit, including its junctions, acacias and other trees on the hard shoulder and embankments are being cut and cleared in both directions until Friday 13 November, except Sundays and public holidays, between 8.30am and 4.30pm. Parts of the hard shoulder close in sections, and traffic flows freely in the lanes.
Nicosia district
Works on the ‘Improvement of Famagusta Avenue in Nicosia’ project in Nicosia and Aglantzia, which began on 20 February 2025 and are due to finish by 22 February 2027, cover about 1.7 kilometres of the avenue from Kalavryton Street to the Sopaz roundabout, and about 0.8 kilometres of side roads including parts of Kalavryton, Paphos, Madaris and Semelis streets. For four months from Thursday 15 October, the junction of Famagusta Avenue and John Kennedy Avenue is closed, with traffic using a temporary signalised junction at Tryfonos Street and Famagusta Avenue.
In Strovolos, a third lane will be built on Strovolos Avenue near its junction with Archbishop Kyprianou Avenue from Monday 2 November to Friday 29 January 2027. About 200 metres of pavement on the eastern side will be closed, and pedestrians will be directed to the opposite pavement.
In Kalopanagiotis, a trench for an underground EAC cable is being dug on Markou Drakou Street until Monday 2 November, except at the weekend and on public holidays, between 7.30am and 6pm. One Nicosia-bound lane is closed for about 150 metres at the junction with Panagias Theotokou Street, with stop-and-go traffic control.
Limassol district
On the Limassol-Troodos road near Psilo Dentro, a private company is building a retaining wall until Wednesday 23 December. One lane is closed for about 100 metres, with temporary traffic lights.
On the Episkopi-Mandria road near Souni-Zanatzia, a private company is laying a water pipe for the Water Development Department until Thursday 31 December. One lane is closed for about 100 metres, with temporary traffic lights.
On parts of the Karvounas-Troodos road (B9), trees and bushes are being pruned until Friday 27 November, on weekdays except public holidays, between 7am and 3pm. One lane is closed for about 100 metres at a time, with stop-and-go traffic control.
Larnaca district
At the Faneromeni roundabout (1st April) on Faneromeni Avenue, pavements are being rebuilt until Wednesday 16 December. The outer lane of the roundabout is closed, with traffic using the inner lane, and the exit to 1st April Street is temporarily closed, with traffic diverted via nearby roads.
Also on Faneromeni Avenue, signalised pedestrian crossings and pavements are being built until 16 December. On a stretch of about 700 metres from the Faneromeni roundabout to Thessalonikis Street, the direction towards Artemidos Avenue is closed, with traffic diverted via 1st April, Agamemnonos and Thessalonikis streets. Customers can reach businesses via Aristofanous and Nikokleous streets. In the opposite direction, the right lane is closed and traffic uses the left lane.
In Larnaca, Einar Gjerstad Street is closed for work on a zebra crossing and pavements until Saturday 31 October, with access only for residents via Kimonos Street. Traffic is diverted via Kilkis and Kimonos streets.
On the road between Anglisides and Kofinou, a pipeline is being built until Friday 6 November, on weekdays except public holidays, between 8am and 4pm. The road closes for about 100 metres at two points at the same time, with traffic lights directing traffic to the adjacent lane.
