Committee debates first comprehensive traffic law
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 ...
Bill proposes measures to ease traffic congestion
A new bill proposes five key measures to ease traffic congestion and concerns management of obstruction in school zones, staggered working hours, the publication of traffic flow indicators and state ...
Key Nicosia road opened, to ‘ease traffic congestion’
The formal inauguration of Phase A of the Nicosia ring road – due to ease massive traffic congestion – was marked on Wednesday, in a ceremony attended by officials from Cyprus, Greece ...
No quick solution to traffic congestion says transport minister
The government is investing tens of millions of euros to manage Cyprus’ traffic problem, although, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, the issue is not easy to solve.
Vafeades, speaking ...
Larnaca-Nicosia highway bottleneck eased (Update)
Traffic flow on the Larnaca to Nicosia highway has been eased following a traffic accident which caused severe congestion earlier in the morning.
The accident near the exit for Lymbia ...
First day of Nicosia’s new park and ride an ‘absolute success’
The new bus lane and park and ride system that began operating on Monday to ease traffic congestion into Nicosia is proving a great success, according to a Cyprus Public ...
New bus lane into Nicosia to service park and ride at GSP
A new bus lane will begin operating on the highway into Nicosia starting September 4, to ease traffic congestion in the capital with the creation of a park and ride in ...
Park and ride system in operation from September
A park and ride system will start operating at the beginning of September at the GSP stadium outside of Nicosia, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades has said.
Speaking to CyBC, Vafeades ...
Traffic congestion main issue as Nicosia scores poorly on smart city index
The IMD Smart City Index 2023 ranked Nicosia in 117th place amongst its 141 ‘smart cities’ with respondents identifying road congestion as their key concern.
Nicosia also ranked ‘CC’ in structures and ‘...
Traffic congestion of utmost importance say MPs
Legislators on Thursday urged government officials to “transition from theory to practice” in dealing with the growing problem of traffic congestion.
The matter was discussed at the House transport committee, ...
Contested territory: the old state fair grounds in Nicosia
Government plans for roundabouts and buildings enraging residents who want green spaces
Ten years since the last international state fair was held, the 250,000 square metres of prime land in Engomi, ...
Urban mobility study seeks ways to ease Nicosia congestion
Nicosia local authorities are working on an urban mobility plan to help address traffic congestion, including through rolling work schedules to ease rush-hour gridlocks, it emerged on Friday.
The government ...
Nicosia’s Christmas fair returns to old city
Nicosia’s Christmas fair will this year return to the moat around the old city in the Davila bastion parking space, leading to the closure of the parking area for ...
Our View: The Herculean task of unclogging our roads
The months of lockdowns, restrictions on movement, distance learning and work from home, made us all forget about the traffic chaos that was part of our daily lives before the ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Offending the Gods of scientific wisdom
I MAKE a point of not following the Twitter accounts of our self-important scientists, who have become A-list celebrities of the Covid era, but a few days ago I was ...