At today's meeting, the Council of Ministers under the President of the Republic Mr. Nikos Anastasiadis approved the Development Policy for the Creation of Public Sanitary Spaces, Recharge Stations and Other Facilities in the Cyprus Motorway Network>.
The creation of Public Sanitary Spaces, Recharge Stations and Other Facilities in the Motorway Network is estimated to have multiple advantages, with the main one being the satisfaction of the real needs of the users and the vehicles that move in the special road environment. contributing to individual policies of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, such as road safety, the development of electrification of road transport, the support of public transport and in general the goals of sustainable development. It is also estimated that they will support other policies of the State in the field of tourism, economic development and the creation of permanent jobs.
The main goal is also to save resources and create synergies by utilizing existing and proposed public spaces and infrastructure, such as Bus Stations and Weighing Stations. The Public Toilets, Recharge Stations and Other Facilities that will be selected, should provide services on a 24-hour basis. In these areas there will be infrastructure of sanitary facilities (men, women, disabled), as well as infrastructure of a small cafe/kiosk, as well as charging points for electric vehicles. The services of the sanitary facilities will be offered free of charge. Any other services decided to be offered (eg cafeteria) will not be provided free of charge, with the aim of covering the revenue as part of the operating costs and/or the initial investment.
