Cyprus signs €75.8m contract for Nicosia ring road Phase C
The transport ministry has signed a €75.8 million deal to build Phase C of the Nicosia ring road, linking the Palaiometocho highway with the orbital route from Anthoupoli to Anagyia.
Cyprus has signed a €75.8 million contract to build Phase C of the Nicosia ring road, a 9.4 km stretch linking the Nicosia–Palaiometocho highway with the orbital motorway between Anthoupoli and Anagyia. The deal was signed at the transport ministry on Tuesday, as reported by the Cyprus News Agency.
The contract was signed for the Republic by Elpida Epameinonda, acting director of the Department of Public Works, and for the IACOVOU – CYFIELD PC JOINT VENTURE by Georgios Iacovou and Efi Chrysochou. Work is due to start in January 2027 and last 40 months.
The project includes a cloverleaf interchange, three flyover roundabouts, a roughly 200-metre valley bridge, and an extension of Agiou Georgiou Avenue in Lakatamia. Transport Minister Evi Tsolaki said the aim is to reduce traffic passing through the capital's urban streets.
What it means for residents
The signing does not bring relief to Nicosia drivers any time soon: construction starts in 2027 and runs for over three years, so the western outskirts will see heavy works traffic and diversions for much of that period.
- Commutes: drivers using the Palaiometocho highway and the roads around Anthoupoli, Anagyia and Lakatamia should expect detours and slower journeys once work begins.
- Money: the €75.8 million (plus VAT) cost is co-funded by the EU's Connecting Europe Facility, so the bulk of the bill is not borne by national taxpayers alone.
- Local roads: the Agiou Georgiou Avenue extension in Lakatamia will change access routes for residents in that area.
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