A1 motorway (Cyprus)
Motorway from Nicosia to Limassol
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The A1 motorway, locally referred to as the Nicosia–Limassol highway, is the first and longest motorway in Cyprus. It marked the beginning of an ambitious project to link the main cities of Cyprus with a modern four-lane motorway. The A1 is 73 kilometres (45 miles) long, and is free of any at-grade intersections. It links the capital Nicosia, the administrative and financial hub, with Limassol, the second largest city and largest port on the island.[1]
Pera Chorio towards Aradippou
Skarinou junction to Larnaca | ||||
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| Nicosia – Limassol | ||||
 A1 Motorway diagram | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 73 km (45 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| From | Kalispera traffic lights, Strovolos | |||
| Pera Chorio towards Aradippou Skarinou junction to Larnaca | ||||
| To | Polemidia and Troödos Junction, Limassol | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Cyprus | |||
| Regions | Nicosia District, Larnaca District, Limassol District | |||
| Major cities | Nicosia, Limassol | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Major Junctions
| No. | Region | Main Road Connections | Other Connections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strovolos |  | E101 , Stavrou |
| 2 | Strovolos |  | n/a |
| 3 | Latsia | n/a | Phillipou Papakyprianou |
| 4 | Latsia | n/a | Archiepiskopou Kyprianou |
| 5 | Latsia | n/a | Megalou Alexandrou |
| 6 | Agios Konstantinos |  | n/a |
| 7 | Daytona Raceway | n/a | E120 , Lefkosias |
| 8 | Nisou | | E102 |
| 9 | Pera Chorio | | E103 |
| 10 | Mosfiloti | n/a | E104 |
| 11 | Kornos | n/a | E143 |
| 12 | Kofinou | | n/a |
| 13 | Skarinou | n/a | E143 |
| 14 | Choirokoita | | n/a |
| 15 | Zygi | | E106 , E107 |
| 16 | Mari | | E107 |
| 17 | Governor's Beach | | n/a |
| 18 | Pentakomo | | F119 |
| 19 | Moni | | n/a |
| 20 | Parekklisia | n/a | E109 |
| 21 | Agios Tychonas | n/a | Georgiou Griva Digeni , Orinsilou |
| 22 | Agios Tychonas | n/a | F127 , Ariadnis |
| 23 | Germasogeia | n/a | F128 , Spyrou Kyprianou |
| 24 | Agios Athanasios | n/a | Ayiou Athanasiou |
| 25 | Mesa Geitonia | n/a | F131 , Archiepiskopou Makariou III , Kartesiou |
| 26 | Kapsalos | n/a | E110 |
| 27 | Mesa Geitonia | n/a | Dominitas Lanitis Avenue |
| 28 | Mesa Geitonia | n/a | Vasileios Kostantinou |
| 29 | Kapsalos |  /  | n/a |
| 30 | Kato Polemidia | n/a | Omonias , Theodorou Potamianou , Kyrillou Loukareos |
| 31 | Panagia Evangelistria | n/a | Nikaias |
History
Construction started on the A1 to connect Nicosia with the new main port of Cyprus at Limassol in 1978. Construction started at both ends concurrently. Initially many junctions were at-grade.[citation needed] Although reconstruction at the Nicosia end has obliterated any evidence of this, old filter lanes remain at junction 17.[citation needed]
The motorway was opened in stages, with the final stage (Kornos to Kophinou) completed in October 1984, while upgrades within Limassol were completed in summer 2008. These upgrades included the Polemidia and Troödos junction, Agia Filaxis Junction, Agios Athanasios junction, Linopetra junction, and Germasogeia junction, and involved the creation of many flyovers to remove all at-grade intersections.
Beginning in 2012, the section of motorway between the entrance of Nicosia and the intersection with the A2 was upgraded to six lanes.
