Nicosia mayor: over reliance on private cars causing traffic chaos
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis has rebuffed criticism about traffic congestion in the capital, saying that it is over reliance on private cars and not road...
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Police warn of minor traffic disruptions due to multiple roadworks
Police warned motorists Sunday to expect some small disruptions on the road networks due to works being carried out in several areas. A bulletin said...
Drivers set to face steeper and more targeted fines
Drivers are set to face steeper and more targeted fines in October, as parliament is set to vote next week on seven bills to introduce...
Articulated lorries to be banned from the roads on Sundays
In a bid to alleviate traffic during the summer, police on Friday banned articulated lorries from using motorways and other networks between certain times the...
Road works begin Monday at Solomou Square and Paphos Gate
By Becky Kammitsi The Nicosia municipality announced on Thursday that between June 22 and July 6, paving works would be carried out in central locations...
High temperatures and increased traffic bring dust
With high temperatures and an increased amount of traffic, dust concentrations were also elevated in the atmosphere on Monday, the air quality monitoring network of...
Traffic builds up on highway because of ongoing works
Heavy traffic has been reported on the Nicosia-Limassol highway as roadworks are continuing along part of it. The police have announced that of Sunday morning...
Transport minister, Limassol mayor discuss Ayia Fyla traffic woes
Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos visited Limassol on Tuesday morning and debated possible solutions to traffic woes in the Ayia Fyla area during a meeting with...
Ayia Fyla residents protest over traffic woes
Residents of Ayia Fyla in Limassol symbolically blocked the avenue bearing the same name on Saturday morning in protest over the daily traffic congestion they...
Environmentalists say enough talking, time for action
Conservationists on Wednesday demanded more action and less talk on taking drastic steps to stop the rapid destruction of the environment and said that the...
‘We must push use of public transport’ minster says
NICOSIA’s chaotic traffic problems are mainly due to the fact that over 90 per cent of residents in the capital use cars to get around,...
New misery for Nicosia drivers as part of Kyriacos Matsis Avenue closed off
With road works on a stretch of Kyriakos Matsis Avenue underway on Monday, traffic chaos in Nicosia appeared to have reached a new peak with...
Police announce measures to be taken over traffic chaos
Police announced on Thursday that measures will be taken to ease traffic congestion in the mornings, recently further exacerbated due to road works in the...
Section of Limassol coastal road to close for sewerage works
The Limassol-Amathus Sewerage Board said on Sunday it would carrying out works on the coastal drainage system from Monday to Saturday this coming week. From...
Tseri avenue ‘a dangerous spot for pedestrians’
A DAMNING report on the state of Tseri Avenue in Nicosia was presented on Thursday detailing the number of road accidents, parking problems, the lack...
Cabinet approves stricter sentences for traffic violations
The cabinet on Friday approved stricter penalties for certain traffic violations including vehicle seizures for certain offences. Speaking after the meeting, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou...
No decision yet on opening newly-pedestrianised Nicosia road to traffic
With works almost complete on Eleftheria Square and the adjacent Costakis Pantelides Avenue, Nicosia municipality said on Friday, the request for the pedestrianisation of the...
No traffic through Eleftheria Square, city council decides
Nicosia’s municipal council on Thursday voted to ban vehicles from using Eleftheria Square. The decision was passed by majority. There was one vote against and...
Rainfall causes traffic turmoil but not enough to ease drought
Despite the downpours in recent days, rainfall so far this month is at 22 per cent of the November average. According to the Met Service,...
Rainfall causes highway turmoil
Both directions of the Nicosia-Limassol highway experienced traffic turmoil on Thursday due to heavy rainfall that caused three car crashes. According to police, an accident...
