{"id":12549,"date":"2024-05-21T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T03:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12549"},"modified":"2024-05-21T06:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T03:00:17","slug":"lack-of-progress-on-paphos-polis-road-worrying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12549","title":{"rendered":"Lack of progress on Paphos, \u2013Polis road \u2018worrying\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lack-of-progress-on-paphos-polis-road-worrying.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The rate of progress on the under-construction road between Paphos and Polis Chrysochous is \u201cworrying\u201d<\/strong>, Paphos chamber of commerce chairman George Mais said on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-1475436888\">\n<div id=\"cypru-1960269052\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-4416887770827-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said he considers the road to be of \u201cvital importance\u201d for the Paphos district and especially for the Polis Chrysochous area, and that any further suspension of work \u201ccannot be accepted\u201d.<br \/>\nFor this reason, he called on the contractor and on Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades to \u201ccome to the negotiation table in good faith\u201d so that a mutually acceptable solution could be found to the various disagreements which have arisen so far.<br \/>\nThe project thus far has been hindered by issues including <strong>difficulties in finding suitable materials for the construction of embankments<\/strong>, trouble in the storage of materials at depots, and the lack of basic materials such as gravel and sand.<br \/>\nLast month, sources close to the project said most of the materials set aside were considered unsuitable based on the required specifications.<br \/>\nThe project envisaged approximately 4.5 million cubic metres of soil to be excavated and about 2.5 million cubic metres of soil to be formed into embankments.<br \/>\nOut of the 1.2 million cubic metres of soil excavated so far, only 80,000 cubic metres \u2013 6.7 per cent of that which has been excavated \u2013 have been deemed suitable for embankment construction.<br \/>\nCombined with the difficulty in finding suitable materials, <strong>this prolongs construction timelines and could risk as much as a tenfold increase<\/strong> in the time required to carry out the project.<br \/>\nDuring a House transport committee visit to the site in April, it was heard that the first phase of the project, connecting the villages of Ayia Marinouda and Stroumbi, should be completed by the end of the year.<br \/>\nHowever, Mais doubted this assessment on Monday, describing the aim as \u201cunattainable\u201d as only 30 per cent of the project has so far been completed.<br \/>\nHe added that the contractor has <strong>submitted a request for an extension of the project\u2019s completion time by 33 months<\/strong>, and that that request is now before the committee on changes and claims.<br \/>\nWith this in mind, he decried the \u201cserious financial and other claims\u201d being made by the contractor, as well as \u201cother problems which are leading the project to a dead end\u201d.<br \/>\nHe also called on Vafeades to \u201cimmediately\u201d begin procedures for the second phase of the project, which will connect Stroumbi and Polis Chrysochous, <strong>effectively dividing the project into two separate sections<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThis, he said, will allow the project to run quicker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The rate of progress on the under-construction road between Paphos and Polis Chrysochous is worrying, with difficulties in finding suitable materials for construction of embankments causing delays. The contractor has requested a 33-month extension for the project&#8217;s completion time. The project may be divided into two separate sections to expedite 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