Since the arrival of the first motor cars on the island in 1907, Cyprus has developed a modern road network. According to 2002 statistics, the road network in the Republic of Cyprus-administered areas of Cyprus consists of about 7,206 km of paved and 4,387 km of unpaved roads. Although the first motorway in Cyprus, A1, was completed as recently as October 1985, the country already has the most motorway km per capita (36.8 km /100,000 inhabitants) among all European Union members. There are no toll paying roads in Cyprus to date. Maintenance The Public Works Department of the Ministry of Communications and Works is responsible for the maintenance, improvement and construction of motorways, the majority of rural and interurban road network and the main urban roads. The Municipalities are responsible for the secondary and local urban roads; the District Administration Authorities are responsible for the paved and unpaved district (tertiary) roads and village roads. The Forestry Department is responsible for most unpaved roads in forest areas, this is in order to accommodate the administration and protection of forests. The Turkish invasion of 1974 radically changed the program of road development and created new priorities in order to cover the augmented needs in the government controlled areas, where 80% of the Cyprus population and the greatest portion of development had concentrated. Under these circumstances New Road Development Schemes were promoted, which were partially financed by foreign Financing Organizations. Under these development projects new 4 lane motorways were constructed and more are on their way as follows: Cyprus motorways list The highway network is continuously developed. The first section of the A9 Nicosia - Astromeritis Motorway between Kokkinotrimithia and Akaki has been completed, whereas the rest is under study. Also the upgrading of the Limassol Junctions and the A1 Nicosia - Limassol Motorway to a 6 lane road between the Strovolos Junction and Alampra Interchange are completed. The following are under design: A7 Paphos - Polis Motorway is promoted through the D.B.F.O. method (Design, Build, Finance, Operate). Preliminary and feasibility studies are conducted for the: Nicosia Ring road A8 Limassol - Saittas Motorway Astromeritis - Evrychou Motorway Nicosia - Klirou Motorway Road network categories and numbering Roads and Motorways in Cyprus can be classified into 5 main categories: Motorways, 2 lanes per direction, free of any at-grade intersections. They are the most important road network on the island, and the letter "A"