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Worsening traffic congestion and measures to address it dominated Friday’s House finance committee meeting, where Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades presented his ministry’s €780 million budget for 2025. MPs pressed Vafeades ...

Weigh stations on motorways are set to undergo both internal and external renovations, with additional services and electric vehicle charging stations to be introduced, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. ...

The Paphos Chamber of Commerce (Keve) urged the government to speed up developments for the construction of a road linking Paphos airport to tourist areas, including the town centre. Speaking ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved the creation of 1,000 charging stations for electric vehicles. The transport ministry is responsible for dealing with implementation of the project, which is intended to encourage ...

The commencement of the third electric vehicle subsidy scheme boasting a budget of €36.5 million, was announced on Thursday by Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades who emphasised that electric mobility is the ‘...

The road transport department is in the final stages of preparing regulations to start MOT safety checks motorcycles, road transport officer Evangelos Panteli said on Thursday. Speaking to CyBC in ...

Minister of Transport Alexis Vafeades has responded to dissatisfaction and concern over six-month delays in the Larnaca-Dhekelia road improvement works, it emerged on Wednesday. The minister noted that the six-month ...

The transport ministry has cancelled a tender for a new building for the legal service due to “proper management of public finances” it announced on Friday. As a result, plans ...

The government announced on Thursday that just under €320,000 was given out in the second phase of its scheme to provide protective equipment to motorcyclists. According to figures released by the ...

The transport ministry on Thursday said 52 heavy vehicles were written up for violating industry standards. A total of 778 checks were carried out a day earlier as part of an island-wide ...

The online draw for the second phase of the funding scheme for motorbike protective equipment came to a close on Friday, the transport ministry announced. Offering up to €500 for a ...

Race driver Vladimiros Tziortzis and Michalis Pavlidis, one of the co-founders of the NGO “Yparcho” aimed at people with disabilities, have been appointed by the road safety council as the ...

Tachographs play a key role in improving road safety by reducing fatigue and stress levels of professional drivers of heavy vehicles, Justice Minister Anna Procopiou said on Wednesday. The implementation ...

The transport ministry will be taking over any handlings concerning the Hermes concession agreements, the audit office said on Saturday. Though the 5.5 year concession deal was described as “scandalous and ...

A law giving the transport minister sweeping powers – such as designating low or zero-emission urban areas and barring certain vehicles from using them – must be passed by year’s end, ...

The current transport ministry’s budget is the highest in its history, with €3.1 billion worth of projects completed or underway, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said during the presentation of his ...

The government on Wednesday sought to inform the public that driving using an e-scooter is only permitted in designated spaces. Only those aged 14 and older are allowed to ride an ...

Union representatives and the Transport Ministry will meet next Monday for more discussions about the industrial dispute at Paphos airport, which led to a two-hour lighting strike on Saturday night ...

The embattled traffic camera system is to finally move up a gear and exit its extended pilot phase, as now another 20 stationary cameras are to be installed within six months, ...

Improvement work on the Sotira-Dherynia road in the Famagusta district will begin in August following the signing on Wednesday of a €16.040m contract between the transport ministry and the joint ...

The island’s Road Transport Department (TOM) will fully digitalise its services after the transport ministry struck a deal with the Deputy Ministry of Innovation as part of the government’...

A brand-new approach surveillance radar entered its first day of operation at Larnaca airport on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the transport ministry. In aviation, an approach surveillance ...

Four arrests were made on Wednesday stemming from a second-hand car scam which involved officials at the transport department allegedly doctoring documents to pass off damaged luxury cars as new. ...

Larnaca’s archaeological museum reopened on Thursday, with new exhibits discovered at recent excavations enriching an already impressive collection showcasing the history of the district. Speaking at the ceremony, Transport ...