The A3 motorway (''Greek: δρόμος Διεθνούς Αερολιμένα Λάρνακας - Αγίας Νάπας'') is a modern

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

linking

Larnaca International Airport Larnaca International Airport – Glafcos Clerides (''Diethnís Aeroliménas Lárnakas''). tr, Larnaka Uluslararası Havaalanı). is an international airport located southwest of Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main ...

, the largest airport in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

, and

Ayia Napa Ayia Napa ( el, Άγια Νάπα tr, Aya Napa, ), officially romanised Agia Napa, is a tourist resort at the far eastern end of the southern coast of Cyprus. Etymology The name Ayia Napa is derived from a Venetian-era monastery of the sam ...

, a popular seaside destination. It is 55 km long. The road was built in five phases and took about 10 years to be completed. The first part of the road until Dhekelia is locally referred as "Larnaca

Beltway A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop, bypass or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist i ...

" (''Greek: Παρακαμπτήριος Λάρνακας'') and the second part till the end of the motorway as "Dhekelia - Famagusta Motorway" (''Greek: Αυτοκινητόδρομος Δεκέλειας - Αμμοχώστου''). Its routing takes it past Aradippou,

Oroklini Voroklini (), more commonly and unofficially known as Oroklini ( el, Ορόκλινη), is a village in Larnaca District, Cyprus, to the north-east of Larnaca. Its population in 2011 was 6,134, and is mainly divided between Cypriot and British r ...

, Xylotymvou, Ormidia, and Xylofagou. The Larnaca beltway section, until the final phase was completed, used to culminate in an acute bend which was a major accident blackspot. The motorway was built in 3 stages: the first was the Rizoelia Junction to Dhekelia which opened in 1932, the second was the Rizoelia junction to

Dromolaxia Dromolaxia ( el, Δρομολαξιά, tr, Mormenekşe) is a village near Larnaca International Airport, in Larnaca District, Cyprus. In 2011, it had a population of 5,064. History It has been a settlement since the Middle Bronze Age.According ...

, which opened 1993, and the third was the Dhekelia to

road, which opened in 2003. The western terminus was altered in 2009 to facilitate access directly to a new terminal at

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