Drivers have faced weeks of disruption after work began on the road between the Durrell wildlife park and Maufant, which has taken place between 9.15 am and 6 pm recently.
- The 12-month road resurfacing project between Trinity Church and Gorey began in January.
- The work is being undertaken by the Transport Department in three sections and is due to finish in March next year.
- Work will be temporarily stopped between April to mid-July for the tourist season and the Island Games.
Now the project – phase two of the resurfacing work – has moved on to a small stretch of road adjacent to Rue du Clos Fallu and ending at the Rue du Pot du Rocher junction.
The work is expected to be completed by 18 February and road closures will again be in effect between 9.15 am and 6 pm.
A diversion has been put in place along Becquet Street, Route des Côtes du Nord and Grande Route de Rozel.
The company carrying out the work, Brenwal, are resurfacing the road from the junction of Rue de la Maîtrerie to Rue au Sellier near Trinity Church in a year-long project, which is due to finish next March.
Householders affected by the work have been contacted to discuss access and temporary parking within the closed section.
Anyone with questions or concerns about the work can contact the project manager, Jamie Roberts, on 07797 790439 or public liaison officer Colin Falgate on 07797 759180.
More information about the project can be found here.
Last year, a number of roadworks projects brought disruption to the Island’s roads:
- Months worth of roadworks in St Aubin led to a row breaking out in August, with some traders threatening to withhold their parish rates because of summer roadworks. A number of business owners in the village say they lost thousands of pounds because of the roadworks, which went on throughout the holiday season. Traders then became so frustrated with the ongoing roadworks that they started filming the workmen in action and posting it on social media.
- The summer months also saw Grand Route de St Jean has been closed for roadworks, with resurfacing work running from July until October. Just three weeks into the project, Sion-based motoring company Home James said that they had lost thousands of pounds as a result of the road closure and had seen a 25 to 30 per cent drop in takings.
