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The closure of the road at Havre des Pas during the summer months

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

BY DEPUTY G.C.L. BAUDAINS OF ST. CLEMENT

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY, 5th DECEMBER 2006

Question

Would the Minister –

( a ) advise members what consultation, if any, has taken place with the Parish of St. Helier regarding the

latter's plans to close the road opposite the Havre des Pas Bathing Pool once a week throughout next summer?

( b ) inform members of the average traffic volume on that road during Sundays and the degree of delay or

other traffic consequence that is likely to occur during periods of its closure?

Answer

  1. I c an advise members that no consultation hastakenplace with the Parish ofStHelier regarding plans to close Havre des Pason a weeklybasisnextsummeras recently announcedbythe Connétable ofSt Helier .
  2. T r affic counts carried out this summer show that approximately750vehiclesper hour  use HavredesPa during themiddleof the day.  If that road was closed, this traffic  wouldbediverted onto La Route duFor whichcarriesapproximately 1300 vehicles per hour on a typical summerSunday mid day period.  As the combined total would therefore be over 2000 vehicles, and by comparison the weekdaymorning 8 to 9 a.m.  flow  on La Route du Fort is  about 1500  vehicles,  significant congestion  can  be expected. Furthermore, this does not take into account any scheduledoremergencyroadworkswhichmay affect that areadiverting additional traffic onto an already congested carriageway.

The scheduled bus service (route 1b) will also need to be diverted.  This is a popular service for tourists staying at hotels and guest houses at Havre des Pas and runs 6 outbound and 6 inbound services on Sundays in the summer.