The new ring road around Nicosia has been delayed once again.
Despite the contractor's assurances, it has submitted a new request to delay the project until 5 August.
We don't yet know whether the Cypriot Ministry of Transport, Communications and Public Works will approve this request. The latest schedule changes show that the deadline for the large-scale project is 15 July. Each day of delay will result in penalties of 5.5 thousand euros. The contractor has stated that the road will be completed in mid-August, except for a small section on Tseriou Avenue, which will be completed at a later stage and will not affect the work of the motorway.
The project is designed to reduce traffic within Nicosia's borders, ease congestion at the entrance to the capital and stimulate economic activity.
The new road will have four lanes with a total length of 7.5 kilometres. In addition, the developer will equip 10 kilometres of adjacent tracks. The motorway will have four interchanges: two in the area of Idalio industrial zone, one in the area of Tseri industrial zone (near the Olympic shooting gallery) and a roundabout on Strovolos-Tseri Avenue. The Cyfield construction company is carrying out all work on the project.
It is important to note that the project is divided into five phases, with an estimated cost of 350 million euros. Once all works are completed, the new road will connect the main radial sections: Nicosia-Limassol, Nicosia-Kokkinotrimithya and the projected Nicosia-Palaichori motorway.