The construction of the wave breakers on the southwestern front of Paphos and Geroskipou, the problems that arose, but also the remaining part of the road that connects the tourist area with Paphos airport, were discussed at the meeting of the Executive Secretariat of the Pafos Coordination Committee of Parties and Organisations (PACO) held on Friday at the Pafos Municipal Hall, chaired by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Yannis Karousos.
In his statements to reporters after the meeting, Mr Karousosos said that for the section of the road linking Paphos Airport to the tourist area, which has been pending for decades, the Ministry of Transport "showed all the goodwill by proposing an alternative route".
He added that this alternative route is being examined by the Department of Environment and they expect the opinion by the end of August, while expressing the hope that it will be positive, since, as he said, "there is no longer any impact from Natura" and while the new route falls within the protection zone of the beach. We believe, he continued, that this proposal can end up positively.
He then referred to the new meeting to be held at the end of August or beginning of September, which will take into account the result of the assessment of the Environment Department.
Regarding the breakwaters, he said that proposals and suggestions were made by the two departments which had some tensions, namely the Fisheries Department and the Department of Antiquities. The specific objections, he noted, were accepted both by the departments and by him and in the coming days they will be concluded so that they can proceed with the effort to make all the appropriate moves for the tender of this important project for Paphos.
The Transport Minister expressed his optimism for both projects, saying that there are solutions that are acceptable to all, so that there is no impact on the environment or antiquities. He also said that there are many examples abroad that we can also adopt.
Moreover, in his statements, the Mayor of Pafos, Faidonas Faidonos, sent the message that today's meeting of the Minister of Transport seals the final path to maturity and put the two projects on the road to implementation. We are in the final stage of maturing these two projects, he said, adding that there were some issues that were bumping some sections. Today, he continued, these two projects are essentially entering the path of implementation with some footnotes that cannot reverse their course, he concluded.
Source: CNA
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