ROADS around St Peter’s Village were described as the ‘Wild West’ on Tuesday as drivers sped through Green Lanes and ignored temporary signs that will be in place for the next six months.
On Monday, St Peter’s Main Road was shut to all through traffic between Sir George Carteret pub and Croix au Lion. The roadworks – which are for drainage upgrades – will be going on until next April.
St Peter chef de police Joao Camara said: “Drivers continue to ignore the signs and are speeding through Green Lanes and 20 mph zones; it is the Wild West at the moment.
“Yesterday, we stopped a car going 31 mph in a 15-mph zone; the speed limits remain in place even if it is a diversion. People who break the law will be dealt with at the parish hall.”
Mr Camara said he had received numerous complaints from residents and honorary officers would continue to police the area.
“I’m sure the situation will calm down as people get used to the diversions, but drivers need to follow the signs and stick to the limit,” he said.
Grande Route de St Pierre will be shut at all times until April between its junction with Petite Rue de l’Eglise and close to St Peter’s Technical Park.
It means all northbound traffic to St Ouen and St Mary will be diverted left past the main Coop and St Peter’s Primary School, then right along Rue de la Pointe, near the top of Jubilee Hill, and back along to Croix au Lion.
Southbound traffic coming from St Ouen will turn left onto the Augerez Road, then right along Les Routeurs, then right again at the St Peter’s House crossroads, before going along Rue de la Hague, which will be one-way, then right at St George’s Preparatory School into Route du Manoir and back to the main road.
M&S and Boots can only be accessed from the northern end.
Residents took to social media to vent their frustration in the opening days of the road closures.
Their posts focused on, among other things, cars driving against the one-way flow in Rue de la Pointe, drivers using Rue du Bocage as a shortcut, and vehicles using Verte Rue, which is closed to all traffic from both ends.
A spokesperson for the Infrastructure and Environment Department, which is overseeing the roadworks, urged drivers to follow the diversion signs.
