THE MAIN ROADS OF CYPRUS

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has consequently not been possible to maintain the roads in quite the same
excellent condition as at the end of last year, though in the majority of cases they
may be looked upon as equal to carrying properly the amount of traffic which they
are called upon to bear.
In the maintenance works done the chief item is the great improvement made
to the surface of the Nicosia-Peristerona Road. This road originally surfaced
with gravel sufficiently to carry the light traffic between Nicosia and Morphou
was quite unable to bear the heavy work thrown on it by the cart traffic due to
the opening of the road to Troodos and had for the last two years shown signs of
breaking up. A large sum of money was granted for its proper repair and this
road has now been remetalled almost throughout.
A small improvement was made on the 19th mile on the Nicosia-Kophinou
Road where a short diversion was carried out substituting a gradient of lin 17
for that of 1 in 11 which previously existed and doing away with an unnecessary
rise and fall.
The Evrykhou-Troodos Road between Kakopetria and Karvouna saddle was
surfaced with rock debris where necessary, and a great improvement was effected
as the surface of the road formed from the side cutting was breaking up and had
become in dry wheather, very dusty, and in wet, muddy.
The following table gives the mileage of the Main Roads maintained during
this year with sums allotted to each.
This expenditure works out at the rate of £6 3 1 per mile.
STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE SANCTIONED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF MAIN
ROADS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR, 1903-4.
Name of Boad
Nicosia-Larnaca -
Nicosia-Kophinou
Nicosia-Varoshia -
Nicosia-Kyrenia -
Nicosia-Morphou -
Nicosia-Aradhiou
Nicosia-Carpas
Nicosia Roads, round
Larnaca-Lefkonico
Famagusta-Tricomo
Kyrenia-Lapithos
Morphou-Karavostassi
Astromeriti-Karvouna
Kyrenia North Coast
Koutrafa-Lefka -
Lefka-Karavostassi
Dicomo Loop
Karavostassi-Pomo
Dali Military
Karavostassi-Kambo
Tembria-Niko
Lapithos-Myrtou -
Kophinou-Limassol
Larnaca-Kophinou
Miles
- 25*55
- 25-90
-
-
-
38-14
16-18
23-75
-
-
20-92
73-78
- 13*12
- 26*15
- 13*25
- 8*50
-
-
-
-
-
-
11-50
27*00
5*00
8*00
2*50
9*25
-
-
25*00
7*25
-
-
-
15-00
4*00
12*00
- 28*24
- 15*09
Amc mnt
sanctioned
S. cp.
£
650
150
250
150
500
60
250
100
150
150
35
100
150
10
15
20
10
30
15
20
10
15
255
160
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
Amourt
Expended
£ S. cp.
607 6 2
152 3 1
244 19 3
142 6 3
508 8 4
67 12 7
258 0 7
87 1 8
148 10 7
133 6 5
33 12 3
95 18 4
165 6 5
4 1 6
12 2 5
5 4 0
6 2 7
31 5 1
7 13 0
7 0 3
4 4 2
10 11 2
255 16 5
155 13 4
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