A9 is a

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...

under construction which is planned to connect

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, the capital of

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, with the

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. Currently this highway is completed until the small village of Dhenia. The project has stopped until the safety of planners will be established. Although, approach towards Troödos from Astromeritis is under planning, with

Evrychou Evrychou (, ) is a village in Cyprus. It is located in the Nicosia District and the agricultural centre of the "Solea" region located about 50 km south-west of Nicosia and 30 km from Troodos Mountains. Geography and climate Evrychou i ...

, a small village near Kakopetria to be the temporary ending junction. Commencement on the A9 highway to Troödos was expected in early 2012. The highway planning has been split into 3 sections or phases, with phase 1 completed in 2006. Phase 2 will see the highway span from Dhenia to Astromeritis and phase 3, culminating in the termination of the motorway at a large roundabout on the border of Evrychou. The roundabout will provide access to the B9 road (towards Kakopetria and Troödos), link access to the village of Flasou. The A9 highway is not expected to be completed before 2030.

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Motorways and roads in Cyprus Proposed roads Proposed transport infrastructure in Cyprus {{Cyprus-transport-stub

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