
The severe traffic congestion that paralysed Nicosia on Wednesday is the result of “a state failure to create an effective public transport system,” Nicosia mayor Charalambos Prountzos told the Cyprus Mail on Friday.
Ongoing roadworks on key arteries – Digenis Akritas avenue, Konstantinos Palaiologos street, Evagorou avenue and the upper section of Makarios avenue – have caused major spillovers onto adjacent roads in recent weeks, leading to heavy congestion along