Work begins on two new crossings agreed by island leaders
Technical teams are starting preparations for new crossing points south of Louroujina and south of Karavostasi, which the two leaders agreed on Monday.
The Greek Cypriot members of the technical committee on crossing points are due to meet this week to start preparing the two new crossings that President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman agreed on Monday, as reported by the Cyprus News Agency.
The full committee meets next week to draft a plan of the works needed before either crossing can open. Site visits and talks with the United Nations are expected to come after that.
One crossing is planned south of Louroujina, near Larnaca, linking the village to Lympia; the other sits south of Karavostasi, west of Lefka, and would join the Morphou Bay area to Kambos in the Troodos Mountains.
What it means for residents
Nothing changes on the ground yet. Both crossings remain closed until planning, land checks and building work are finished, so journeys between the two sides still go through the existing checkpoints for now.
- Expect a longer run-up in the west. The road from Kambos towards the buffer zone near Karavostasi is unpaved and its ownership must be clarified first, while part of the route falls inside the UN-controlled buffer zone.
- The Louroujina link looks quicker. Its proposed route is shorter, so work there may move ahead sooner.
- Watch for site visits. Surveying and UN consultations will bring traffic and roadwork to the areas around both routes before either crossing opens.
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