Shop owners to step up action against road works

SHOPKEEPERS from the Ayios Tychonas area of Limassol have set up a protest group to campaign against continuing road works which they say are badly affecting their businesses.

The shopkeepers are calling for road works to be suspended until the tourist season is over, and on Friday they staged a protest at which they promised to take more action until the authorities comply with their demands.

Lengthy road works in the area have now been moved from the hotels’ side of the road to the north side where the shops and restaurants are situated. The deadline for the completion of the work has now been pushed back from the end of July until the end of August, which has worried traders considerably.

 

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