Public Works Department, Cyprus
Within the framework of achieving its mission, the Department has the following main activities:
Designing and management of designs that are carried out by the private sector, supervision of construction and maintenance of road works, including motorways and other primary and secondary roads.
Designing and management of designs that are carried out by the private sector, construction and/or supervision of construction, improvement and maintenance of government buildings.
Development, improvement, extension and maintenance works of Larnaca and Paphos airports
Designing and supervision of construction works for costal defences and fishing shelters.
Preparation of traffic studies in urban and rural regions in collaboration with other Government Departments, Local Authorities and Consulting Engineers.
Design and construction of flood-prevention measures.
Design, construction and/or supervision of construction of road projects in industrial zones and social housing schemes.
Maintenance of residences and other buildings in refugee housing schemes as well as supervision of construction of residences that are built as part of the Plan for Selfbuiltshelter and issuing of relevant progress certificates.
Construction and maintenance of defence works and other projects within the Military Camps, as well as repair and maintenance of installations of UN Peace Keeping Force in Cyprus.
Laboratory testing (investigations, trials etc.) of construction materials both for public work and for private projects, in accordance with the relevant specifications.
Checking of public buildings and of facilities for storing petroleum products, according to the relevant Legislation.
Review of applications for planning and building permits for land division purposes.
Examination and resolution of problems / demands of local communities or private individuals resulting from the implementation of road projects.
Provision of technical advice to other Ministries, Departments, Services, Organisations as well as to private individuals.
Participation and representation of the Department in various Technical Committees such as the Committee of Cypriot Standards, the Central Committee for Variations and Claims, the Rent Committee, Judging Committees for Architectural Competitions etc
