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THE MAIN ROADS OF CYPRUS

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Limassol Wine Roads.—^A branch road of 2J miles constructed to the villi^e<br />

of Pakhna half the cost being defrayed by the village interested.<br />

Ktima-Polis Road,—was extended 1^ miles and a total length of 14f miles<br />

thus rendered practicable for wheeled traffic.<br />

Kelokethara Nahieh Road.—1^ miles added and a total length of 11| miles<br />

opened.<br />

The summary shows 17| miles of road formed and drained and 22| metalled.<br />

The roads maintained were as follows :—<br />

Nicosia-Larnaca Road . . . . . 26 miks<br />

Limassol Wine Roads . . . . .<br />

Nicosia-Famagusta Road . . . . . 38<br />

Nicosia-Limassol Road (to Korno) - - - 19<br />

Nicosia-Kyrenia Road - - - - - 16<br />

Nicosia-Kythrea Road . . . . . 8<br />

Nicosia-Peristerona Road - - - - 17<br />

Larnaca-Central Messaoria Road - - - - 24<br />

Larnaca-Limassol Road via Kophinou - - - 44<br />

Limassol-Paphos Road (to Episcopi) . - - 8<br />

Tricomo-Rizo Carpas Road - - - - 43<br />

Besides other minor roads making up a total of about 320 miles said to have<br />

been repaired.<br />

The Nicosia-Lakatamia Road is also recorded as having been metalled as to<br />

one mile of its length as well as the Ktima-Port Paphos and Ktima-Kouklia<br />

metalled in certain parts.<br />

1892-3.<br />

The Blue-Book for the year ending Slst March, 1893, shows the following<br />

expenditure in connection with roads :—<br />

Limassol Wine Roads, Sections I. to X.<br />

construction expended to date £8,246 15 7<br />

do. Sections II. to X. maintenance<br />

Nicosia-Larnaca Road - - - „<br />

Nicosia-Famagusta Road • - - „<br />

Nicosia-Kyrenia Road - - - „<br />

Nicosia-Kythrea Road - - - „<br />

Nicosia-Lefka & Paphos Road (as far as Peristerona) „<br />

156 14 5<br />

1,098 5 7<br />

199 11 4<br />

139 12 3<br />

59 14 8<br />

109 17 0<br />

Nicosia-Limassol Road (as far as Korno) -<br />

Nicosia-Lakatamia Road - - -<br />

„<br />

„<br />

219144<br />

29 19 6<br />

Roads around Nicosia - -<br />

Korno-Kophinou Road . -<br />

Tricomo-Rizo Carpas Road -<br />

Larnaca-Pyla-Central Messaoria Road<br />

- „<br />

. construction<br />

- maintenance<br />

- „<br />

50 6 7<br />

881 11 6<br />

59 18 6<br />

149 16 4<br />

Larnaca-Kophinou Road - - - „<br />

Kophinou-Limassol Road - - - „<br />

Proposed Road Akanthou-Lefkonico(£ 1,000) construction<br />

149 11 6<br />

397 3 5<br />

1 10 0<br />

Proposed Road Limassol-Paphos (£4,770) „<br />

Limassol-Paphos Road (as far as Episcopi) maintenance<br />

Paphos-Polis Road . . _ construction<br />

Paphos-Kelokethara Road - - ,,<br />

4 16 0<br />

99 11 4<br />

299 5 5<br />

149 6 2<br />

Paphos-Kouklia Road - - - maintenance 40 0 0<br />

ΚΥΠΡΙΑΚΗ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΗ<br />

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