Cyprus: These roads are closed or they are dangerous

Severe weather conditions cause serious problems in the road network

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Severe weather conditions cause serious problems in the road network, mainly in the province of Nicosia.

According to the Police, due to the weather conditions, the following roads have been closed for traffic:

Erythrou Stavrou street in Strovolos, due to a tree trunk located on the road and accumulation of mud on the road

Alexandroupolis to Strovolos street, due to the overflow of the river

Gianni Koromia street in Kaimakli (Nicosia Industrial Area) due to overflow of wells, which results in the road being flooded.

Stadiou Street in Nisou, Halepianon road from Dali to Tseri

All the bridges within the historic core of Idalio

Kotsiati - Agia Varvara road

Potamia road to Agios Sozomenos

Agiou Eftychio Street in Dali, due to water accumulation

The two bridges in Kokkinotrimithia (road Kokkinotrimithia - Paliometochou and road Kokkinotrimithia - Denia)

Akaki Road to Denia

On the old road from Limassol to Nicosia, on the slope of Kakoratzia, due to mud, which has accumulated on the road, the road has become dangerous.

In the mountainous areas of Nicosia province, the road Kampos - Orkonda is dangerous due to landslides, while due to the rains the roads Kakopetria - Karvouna, Pedoula - Prodromou, Prodromou - Platron and Pedoula - Pine Wood have become very slippery.

In the province of Limassol, there are various problems in the roads of the mountainous areas, mainly due to landslides of stones and volumes of soil, which make the roads dangerous.

Landslides have occurred on the following roads:

Gerasa Road

Kalo Chorio Road

Paramythas Street

Limassol - Platron road, near the village of Alassa

Saitta - Karvouna road

Road Plataniskeia - Agios Thomas

Also in the area of ​​Troodos, dense fog prevails, while from time to time snow falls. The road Prodromou - Troodos is closed for all vehicles, while the roads Platron - Troodos and Karvouna - Troodos are open only for vehicles with movement on all four wheels or equipped with anti-skid chains.

In addition to the above, due to the rains in various parts of the road network, various problems may be observed, which make the roads dangerous. That is why drivers are called to be extremely careful in their movements. They are encouraged to always drive at low speeds, to maintain safe distances from the vehicles in front and to have the traffic lights of their vehicles on.