#traffic

Five people were arrested during coordinated police operations carried out across Cyprus on Monday night. During the night-time patrols, police stopped 296 vehicles for inspection and checked 351 individuals travelling in them. ...

Queues of more than an hour continued at the Ayios Dhometios crossing point on Wednesday, despite the recent completion of EU-funded expansion works intended to ease congestion. According to Turkish ...

The House transport committee began discussion on Thursday of a proposed law aimed at tackling traffic congestion across Cyprus. The bill, submitted by Disy MP Fotini Tsiridou, seeks to create ...

The police on Friday said there is an increased amount of traffic on the roads towards the Troodos mountains ahead of the elongated public holiday weekend. In particular, they said ...

Traffic is building up near Ayios Tychonas following a road crash on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, police said on Tuesday. According to an official statement, several vehicles were involved in the ...

Two minors are in serious condition in Limassol following a road accident on Monday evening. The 15-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were riding an electric scooter on Georgiou A’ Avenue ...

Nicosia municipality said on Monday that its decision stands for partially reopening Makarios avenue to regular traffic, noting that they are simply waiting for the go-ahead from the police chief. ...

A road collision early Tuesday morning caused long delays on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway, as rush hour traffic built up near the GSP stadium. The crash happened at around 6.30am, heading ...

A tram system could be key to easing the worsening traffic congestion in Limassol, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the municipality of ...

A new legislative proposal aims to end what campaigners call an unfair financial burden on elderly drivers, who face significantly higher insurance premiums due to their age. The proposal, submitted ...

Cyprus is developing intelligent transport systems (ITS) and investing in state-of-the-art technology to improve the capacity of the road network, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. In an address ...

Roadworks on the Nicosia to Limassol highway caused chaos on Saturday with frustrated drivers stuck in queues estimated at up to 4km long. Drivers leaving Nicosia were trapped by roadworks ...

By Stavros Petrides Limassol’s festive season is in full swing, but the celebratory spirit is hampered by significant traffic congestion as holiday shoppers flood the streets. With Christmas markets, ...

A 12 per cent reduction in vehicle traffic was recorded at the entrance to Nicosia during the morning rush hour – 7am to 8 am – in October, according to the department of public ...

On the day all schools were back in operation this week – Monday – I rode on Nicosia’s Park and Ride bus service one year after it launched operations between the ...

As schools across Cyprus reopened on Monday, traffic congestion has returned to its normal levels, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said. Speaking to state broadcaster CyBC, Vafeades acknowledged that the country’...

A 42-year-old woman was found driving on the opposite lane on the Paphos-Limassol highway on Wednesday afternoon, allegedly under the influence of alcohol and drugs. According to Paphos police spokesperson ...

If the ongoing traffic issues in Limassol are not properly addressed, people’s quality of life “will deteriorate very quickly,” Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. He was speaking ...

A total of 688 trucks were inspected by the police throughout the past week, as part of the European Road Safety Week, resulting in the reporting of 852 traffic violations. According to ...

Over 100 smart traffic lights are expected to be rolled out across Nicosia and Limassol according Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. The project is slated to cost €7.2 million plus tax and will ...

The Nicosia-Troodos road was closed temporarily in both directions on Sunday afternoon due to an accident, police said. The accident involving a bus and two cars, happened near the Evrychou ...

The policy of building more roads to keep up with the ever-increasing number of cars has been tried but has failed, the Nicosia mayor said on Wednesday. Speaking at an ...

The tender for the installation of smart traffic lights will be announced on October 15, according to Transport minister Alexis Vafeades. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), he said he ...

Scheduled roadworks are expected to affect traffic over the weekend. According to an announcement by the Department of Public Works, on Saturday, between the hours of 5 and 9am, works will ...