Nicosia, Cyprus. Drivers are being advised to expect delays next week during maintenance works on sections of the Nicosia-Limassol and Limassol-Paphos motorways, as well as the old Nicosia-Limassol road.
Yialia bridge works
The public works department said expansion joint replacement works will be carried out on the Yialia bridge on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway on Monday and Tuesday, July 20 and 21, from 9pm to 5.30am.
The works will affect the carriageway towards Limassol between the Pera Chorio Nisou-Kotsiatis exit and the junction with the Nicosia-Larnaca motorway.
The middle and right-hand lanes will be closed for about 800 metres, with traffic diverted to the remaining left lane.
Further expansion joint replacement works on the bridge will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, July 22 and 23, from 9pm to 5.30am. The left lane will be closed for about 800 metres, with traffic using the middle and fast lanes.
Median and sweeping works
Waste collection works will also be carried out along the central median of the Nicosia-Limassol motorway between Skarinou and Germasogeia on Tuesday, July 21, from 8pm until 5.30am the following morning.
The fast lane towards Limassol will be closed in sections, with traffic diverted to the slow lane.
From Tuesday, July 21, to Thursday, July 23, between 7am and 3pm, sweeping works will be carried out in both directions on sections of the Limassol-Paphos motorway between the Limassol New Hospital interchange and the Petra tou Romiou exit.