CYPRUS: Public projects worth 22 mln to kick-off in autumn

Twelve projects worth a total of €22 mln are scheduled to start in October and November, the Public Works Department announced.

According to data obtained by news portal Stockwatch, the most expensive project will be the Pneumological Clinic of the Kyperounta Hospital (€4.8 mln), followed by the road connecting the centre of Yeroskipou with the tourist area (€3.5 mln) and a fire station at Vasiliko-Energy Centre (€3.5 mln).

Other projects include the construction of a section of the 1st April Avenue in Paralimni, the enlargement and improvement of the Makarios Avenue in Ypsonas (€2.1 mln) and the maintenance of motorways in the Nicosia District (€1.5 mln).

Meanwhile, projects such as the upgrading of the emergency ward at Kyperounta Hospital, the construction of a road section that connects Paphos airport with the coastal road and the western expansion of the Parliament building are underway.

According to the director of the department, Chrystalla Malloupa, 61 projects worth €145 mln have already been completed, while 32 projects worth €153 mln are currently underway.

Ongoing projects include the works on the road leading to the Limassol port (€17.4 mln), Aglantzia Avenue (€16 mln), the renovation of the municipal theatre of Nicosia (€10.3 mln) and of the Famagusta District Court (€6 mln).

As Malloupa noted, another 26 projects worth €350 mln are to be proclaimed towards the end of the year.