A 1ft high granite wall is to be built along a 200-metre section of the promenade in St Aubin’s Bay to ‘improve public safety’.
The wall will be constructed between La Haule slip and the toilets to the east, which is the only section of the seafront without a wall, barrier or railings separating pedestrians and cyclists from the beach below.
There is currently a three to four metre unprotected drop, with concrete foundations sometimes exposed above the sand.
Following an independent safety audit, it was decided to build the masonry ‘upstand’ which will be in keeping with the existing wall to the west towards St Aubin.
According to the planning application, the Infrastructure Minister received a letter from a member of the public in 2019 stating that there had been a ‘near fatal’ accident on the stretch of promenade in which someone fell onto the beach and was knocked unconscious.
A subsequent review concluded that safety improvements were necessary.
The work will start on 24 October, and is expected to take ten weeks. It is expected to cost £90,000
Assistant Infrastructure Minister Steve Ahier, said: ‘The top of the existing sea wall is currently flush with the promenade paving. This new wall will clearly improve safety for pedestrians and those who cycle along this popular route.
‘The use of Jersey granite, and the relatively low height of the wall, means it will be visually nonintrusive and will be very much in keeping with the structures that are already in place further towards the village.’
The promenade will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists throughout the work.
