The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Xenakis Xenophontos, the Community Mayor of Evryros, the Community Mayor of Koutrafa, Mr. Frixos Georgiou, the Community Mayor of Astromeritis, Mr. Aris Konstantinou, the Community Mayor of Kakopetria, Mr. Giannakis Iakovidis, the Community Mayor of Korakos, Mr. Angel Karamanis and Mr.
"As a government we can be proud that all the major, important and long-awaited road projects that citizens and local communities have been asking and demanding for decades are on track for implementation, and one of these projects is here where we are today together with the community leaders, and we see that the construction works have begun according to schedule," the Minister said.
"As a government we can be proud that all the major, important and long-awaited road projects that citizens and local communities have been asking and demanding for decades are on track for implementation, and one of these projects is here where we are today together with the community leaders, and we see that construction works have begun according to schedule," the Minister said.
"The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works currently has under its supervision projects with total budgets in excess of R1.8 billion. These are the Polis - Paphos road which is under construction, the Limassol - Saitta motorway which is under construction, the Nicosia perimeter road, the Astromeritis - Evrychou motorway, which includes the largest bridge we will have in Cyprus with a length of 750 metres, also is the upgrading of the road networks Larnaca - Dhekelia and Deryneia - Sotiras, the project concerning Dihrona and Arakapa and its connection with Germasogeia, projects concerning road networks and connecting the mountainous areas with the urban centres. Projects which are necessary if we want to fight urbanization, helping citizens to live in the countryside and especially in the mountainous areas", stressed Mr. Karousos.
In addition, Mr. In addition, the Minister underlined Cyprus' success at the recent European Council of Transport Ministers in relation to the Trans-European Networks, where "Paleochori - Nicosia will be connected up to Agros and Kyperounda, thus entering the map of the Trans-European Network, so that one can come from Limassol through the mountainous areas and through the motorway to Nicosia, is a great success for Cyprus, as is the fact that the city of Larnaca has been designated as a central urban centre for Trans-European Transport Network co-financing purposes".
For his part, the President of the Community Council Koutrafa welcomed the opening of the work and thanked Mr. Caruso and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works "for keeping their promise, the project will help communities to preserve their world."[/P XENAKIS XENOPHONTOS SAID THAT "TODAY IS A HISTORIC DAY FOR THE ENTIRE VALLEY AND FOR ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE HIGHWAY, WE ARE PLEASED WITH THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT, WARM THANKS TO THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT FOR HONORING HIS COMMITMENT, ALSO THANKS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TO ALL THOSE WHO WORKED TO GET TO THE START OF WORK ON THIS MUCH NEEDED PROJECT TODAY."
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