A project, costing approximately €20 million, to redesign the old GSP stadium, which will serve as a green space, will be delivered in autumn, said Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis.
It will be integrated into the extensive promenade created by the new infrastructure in the city centre, aiming to attract visitors, workers, and residents, stated Mayor Yiorkadjis when asked about the progress of the renovation.
“The project is progressing; about 90% of the concrete works have been completed, and the hard infrastructure of the project is nearing completion,” he said, adding that planting has begun, which will continue, and it is estimated that the project will be completed in the autumn.
When asked if there had been any delay in implementing the project, Yiorkadjis said there had been some minor delay, but the project is progressing very satisfactorily.
Regarding the cost of the project, Yiorkadjis said the project has a cost of approximately €20 million, including a ten-year maintenance plan.
Asked what the delivery of the project would mean for visitors and the residents of Nicosia, Yiorkadjis mentioned that with the completion of the project, the capital will provide a large-scale green space for various uses, such as approximately 550 parking spaces, cafes, possibly a citizen service centre, an amphitheatre for music events, and a square for gatherings with a water feature.
The redesigned old GSP stadium will be added to a large promenade in the centre of Nicosia, which will include the new archaeological museum, the renovated and very beautiful new municipal theatre, the upgraded area around the Parliament and the municipal garden, the renovated Paphos Gate, the unified sections of the Moat, Freedom Square, the upgraded Makarios Avenue, Stasicratous Street, and the THOK building, he pointed out.
He added that the centre of Nicosia has been functionally and aesthetically upgraded to attract visitors, workers, and “hopefully residents” as well.
