OUTBUILDINGS and boundary walls at a building damaged when a sinkhole opened at Rouge Bouillon have been demolished.
The government confirmed that the existing structures were removed by the Jersey Demolition Company and “geotechnical” survey work of the area has begun.
Rouge Bouillon between Clarendon Road and Palmyra Road was closed after the appearance of the large hole – caused by a burst water main – on 18 December and has been closed since, leading to lengthy traffic jams in and around the town centre, as well as around the nearby schools.
The hole created a crack in the wall of a building on the corner of Clarendon Road and Rouge Bouillon, and the Infrastructure and Environment Department considered the building unsafe due to a risk of collapse.
The demolition marks the end of the third stage of a “four-step plan” put in place to remedy the situation.
It is still hoped that the closed section of the road will be reopened next month.
