Work on the construction of the Yiğitler ( Arsos) -Pile ( Pyla) road is progressing it was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North) on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, UN special representative Colin Stewart described the process as the most positive sign so far since his posting to the island, in an interview to Yeniduzen.
Progress has reached the disputed area on the Çayhan plateau where tensions raised in August between Turkish Cypriot authorities and UN peacekeepers.
Steward reminded that the road is to be built along with a solar power park and residential development.
He said that no military vehicles will be permitted along the road, while the new checkpoint which is to be built will be staffed by UN peacekeepers
He told that the Turkish Cypriots have called for the road to only be used by their community, however since the road loads from the north into an EU zone then there must be inspections.
Therefore, he said, the matter of who is allowed to cross from the north is up to the Turkish Cypriot side.
The Turkish Cypriot side states that the road is a humanitarian project which will ease access of Turkish Cypriots living in Pile to and from the North Cyprus .
Turkish Cypriot residents of the mixed village located in the UN controlled buffer zone that cross to the North daily for work, health, school, and other reasons have been waiting for the construction of the road since early 2000.
Currently all traffic from the village to the North part of Cyprus is conducted through the British Bases in Dheklia.
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