Limassol has received €29,110 in government funding to introduce 20km/h and 30km/h speed limit zones, aiming to reduce traffic speeds and improve road safety in urban areas.
According to a Limassol Municipality announcement, the grant was handed to Mayor Yiannis Armeftis by Transport Minister Evy Tsolaki during a road safety campaign organised by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works in Limassol last Saturday.
New speed limits in central Limassol
The municipality has already completed projects under the government subsidy scheme, including the creation of a 30km/h zone in the wider area west of Anexartisias Street and a 20km/h zone in the Tzamı Tzeti area.
Further expansion of the 30km/h zones is also planned east of Anexartisias Street and in the Neapolis area, as part of the municipality’s broader sustainable urban mobility strategy.
The interventions include installing appropriate vertical and horizontal road markings, with speed limit signs and special markings painted on the road to clearly inform drivers when they enter restricted-speed areas.
Municipality highlights pedestrian safety
Mayor Yiannis Armeftis said the 30km/h zone in central Limassol had a specific purpose: making everyday journeys safer for residents.
He said the measures would allow children to walk safely to school, give older people enough time to cross the road, make cycling to work safer and help parents with pushchairs move comfortably along pavements.
“These small, everyday journeys show how well a city works for its people,” he said.
The municipality said the projects form part of its wider efforts to reduce the risk of road accidents, protect vulnerable road users and improve quality of life in the city centre and residential neighbourhoods.
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