Larnaca's sustainable urban mobility plan will cost the Larnaca budget €18 million. Its implementation will begin in January 2025 and will last 18 months.
The sustainable urban mobility plan involves popularizing public transport and developing alternative modes of transportation, improving road safety, and improving accessibility for people with disabilities.
To do this, it will be necessary to improve the main city highways. 15 avenues and streets of Larnaca will change their appearance: – some will become one-way, – the number of traffic lanes will be reduced on the main avenues, – the main junctions will be improved to increase the level of safety, – green spaces will appear on the streets, they will be tiled.
On the streets selected for the project there will be dedicated bus lines with a total length of approximately 11 km and bicycle paths with a total length of approximately 25 km. They will install 56 new stops, create parallel parking spaces, improve approximately 15 km of sidewalks, and replace old traffic lights.
The city will also have 185 new controlled pedestrian crossings and 174 new ramps for people with disabilities. The plan also calls for horizontal and vertical signage, including informational and directional signs.
As part of the same plan, the city is exploring the possibility of opening two park-and-ride facilities: in the Pascal School area and in the Kalo Chorio roundabout.
The plan was developed based on an urban mobility study in September 2020 in accordance with European standards. The project implementation coordinator is the Department of Public Works.
Work is expected to begin in January 2025, will take approximately 18 months, and will cost more than 18 million euros, according to preliminary estimates. The funds will be received through the Recovery and Resilience Plan.
The text was prepared based on materials from Politis
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