Larnaca’s urban reconstruction to cost €7m

Larnaca will start works to reconstruct the city centre’s roads and squares in mid-October, at a cost of €7 million, it announced on Tuesday.

Works are expected to last a year and by the end of them Larnaca will boast a modern town, respecting the environment and offering safer and easier living for residents and visitors.

Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said the facelift would also attract new investments and businesses to the city centre and would encourage more visitors.

The plans include widening pavements, rethinking parking places, improving rainwater drainage, upgrading underground cable networks, installing information points and modern lighting and shading systems, placing granite and marble features and regulating traffic.

The city centre will also be safely accessible to pedestrians, bicycles and the disabled and will promote an aesthetic and functional nucleus.

Green will also be a priority, combined with the promotion of the architecture and history of the area.

Total costs, co-funded by the EU, have been calculated at €6,872,200 plus VAT.

The project is to be implemented in the framework of the 2021-2027 social cohesion programme Thalia.