Court throws out ban on government access to Paphos Polis road
Published on: Wednesday 27th November, 2024
The Paphos Court has dismissed a request by the contractor to disallow government officials access to the Paphos Polis road construction site, it was reported on Wednesday.
The court also overturned an appeal by the contractor, Intrakat, which sought to prohibit the liquidation of a €6,791,000 advance payment by the government.
Through a separate case, the government has ensured that the company does not remove any equipment from the site. A counter case by Intrakat seeking to ban the government from the site was overturned by the court.
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades earlier this month promised the completed highway connecting Paphos and Polis Chrysochous will be ready within the next three years despite the contract for the first phase of its construction being torn up by the government.
The tender will be outsourced to a different contractor, he said. However, the court ruled that until the case has been completed the government cannot continue with phase one of the project – from Paphos to Stroumbi.
A government source told Philenews that the latest court decision once again showed the reasonableness of stopping the project.
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