Works on highway to disrupt traffic

Watering and road-lighting maintenance work will be carried out at various sections of the Larnaca-Ayia Napa highway beginning of July, the department of public works has announced on Monday.

A forestry department crew will be watering from from July 4 to August 10, between the hours of 8:30am and 2:30pm every day except weekends.

During these hours the section of the highway from Larnaca airport to the Rizoelia roundabout will be partially closed, in both directions, for lengths of about 100 meters at a time.

From July 4 until July 8, lighting maintenance works will be carried out on Larnaca highways. Specifically, a crew will be working around the Kalo Chorio roundabout, on Monday and Tuesday, July 4 and 5, from 7am to 3pm.

On July 6 and 7, works be carried out on the Larnaca – Nicosia highway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the GSZ roundabout in both directions, from 7am to 3pm.

The works will continue on Thursday, July 7, between 7am and 3pm on the Larnaca – Ayia Napa road, at the exits to Oroklini and Pyla.

Also on Friday, July 8, works will take place between 7am and 3pm around the airport roundabout.

During the execution of the works, one traffic lane will be partially closed for a length of approximately 500 meters and traffic will be funnelled to the adjacent lane.

The department of public works apologises for the inevitable inconvenience and calls on the public to be patient and comply with the temporary road safety signs.