Pedestrian crossings and bus stops

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY DEPUTY J.M. MAÇON OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 19th JANUARY 2016

Question

Would the Minister provide a list of the priority pedestrian crossings and bus stops to be created over the next 5 years and, in doing so, will he confirm that a pedestrian crossing at Bagatelle Road and bus stops on Bagot and Longueville Roads will be implemented within this time frame and, if not, why not?

Answer

The Department has a substantial programme of road safety and sustainable transport proposals at various stages of development. All schemes are funding dependent and most require further design, development and consultation before firm proposals can be published. For those reasons it is not possible to publish a 5 year plan. Proposed new pedestrian crossing facilities that are anticipated within the next 12 months are listed below.

The Department has developed a St Saviour's Schools Action Plan in conjunction with the Education Department. This sets a framework for future road safety improvements in that area, which we will work with the Parish to deliver. It includes proposals for pedestrian safety measures on Bagatelle Road, Bagatelle Lane, St Saviours Hill, Wellington Hill, Chasse Brunet, and Claremont Road. Works were completed on Wellington Hill at the entrance to Beaulieu School in the summer 2015. The next scheme for that area, as listed above, will be at the junction of Wellington Hill and St Saviour's Road. Further work in the St Saviour's schools area will be funding dependent and will be subject to prioritisation.

The Deputy has confirmed that the reference to bus stops does in fact mean bus shelters. The Department has a very active programme of bus shelter installations and has installed 47 since 2010, including 12 in 2015. The future programme of bus shelters is dependent on continued funding. We have allocated £45,000 from a recent sale of number plates to cover the next tranche of bus shelter installations which are listed below. A consultation will be carried out on these sites shortly. Planning obligations from major housing developments also provide a funding stream for shelters.

A second list of potential sites is also provided below. These will be delivered subject to availability of funding, consultation and the overcoming of design problems. The design issues are significant in that many of our pavements are too narrow to accommodate a bus shelter and various accommodation works or land acquisitions are therefore necessary to enable a shelter to be installed. Sites are prioritised on usage but implementation is influenced by these design issues and the practicality of implementation. As a consequence there are no bus shelters currently programmed on either Bagot Road or Longueville Road but the Department continuously reviews its programme and the Department's officers would be happy to meet Deputy Macon to discuss the options in more detail.