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WQ.100/2018
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BY THE CONNÉTABLE OF GROUVILLE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 10th JULY 2018
Question
Will the Minister provide a list of current road safety projects, including pedestrian crossings, that have been agreed by the Road Safety Review Panel and the proposed time frame by which each will be delivered; and will he include in the answer the location of each project and the likely cost of each one?
Answer
Before proceeding to the answer to the question, it is important to set out the context as to how road safety requests are analysed and assessed by the Road Safety Review Panel'. This process was presented at a briefing led by the previous Minister in February of this year for States Members and Parish Authorities. The event will be re-run for the benefit of new members and those who were unable to attend.
All road safety requests received, whether from individuals, local campaign groups, Parish Authorities or States Members, are reviewed at a monthly meeting by a professional panel of qualified engineers trained and experienced in road safety using an evidence-led approach. Factors such as traffic data, accident history, road geometry, accessibility and use by vulnerable road users, such as the elderly, young and infirm, are considered.
The appropriate response to the safety issues raised do not always involve highway engineering, often it can be more effective to use enforcement or education. In these instances, the request will be taken forward collaboratively to the Police, Road Safety Officer, the Parish or DVS to act.
Regardless of the response, the requester is kept informed of the progress of their enquiry throughout the process and whether any action is being taken forward. Those requests that merit further engineering consideration are moved onto a list for detailed investigation and feasibility assessment.
The timescales required to investigate, develop an engineering proposal, undertake the necessary road safety audit process, consult stakeholders and, if appropriate, obtain land and planning consent and move the project from procurement to implementation, in coordination with works on the roads, is generally at least a year.
Given that the Road Safety Review Panel receives between ten and fifteen requests per month, it has, of course, to also prioritise its investigations and make recommendations to the Minister on priority for projects. More than 175 requests have been reviewed since the beginning of 2017.
When schemes are added to the list they are prioritised and given an indicative timescale. Where schemes are given a high priority this may change the timescale for schemes of lower priority already on the list, which need to be delayed so the high priority scheme can be included.
For this reason, development of the programme is a continuum, works are continually added and reprioritised as requests are received and road accident statistics reviewed.
The funding for 2018 has been committed to the following schemes, which are in the process of being delivered:
The schemes highlighted in green are schemes that originated from external requests to the Road Safety
Scheme | Description | Estimated Budget | Implementation |
Longueville Road Improvements | Junction and crossing improvement scheme | £250k | 2018 |
Speed Limits Signage | Speed Limit Review | £30k | 2018 |
SSSAP[1] - Bagatelle Lane | Virtual footpath and junction improvements | £250k | Under development with Parish for 2019 |
SSSAP - Grainville Cycle Track | Path adjacent to Deloraine Road | £50k | 2018 |
SSSAP - Part-Time 20mph | Extend part time 20mph limits near schools | £40k | 2018 |
La Neuve Route, St Peter | Junction improvements. | £130k | Develop scheme with Parish for 2019 |
La Moye Safe Routes to School and Le Creux facilities | Les Creux / La Moye Crossings development | £60k (requires additional funding 2019) | Scope and cost under review 2019 |
Crossing on Gorey Coast Road at Margaret Terrace (Welcome Slip) | Improved crossing facility | £70k | Combine with resurfacing project in 2019 |
Janvrin Road Pelican / Zebra | Formal crossing near Springfield Stadium | £50k | 2018 |
Route du Fort Pedestrian Refuge | Island at Cleveland Road junction | £25k | 2018 |
WCR[2] - Improved signage and segregation between pedestrians and cyclists | Sea Front sections | £50k | 2018 |
WCR - Improved Crossing at Pont Marquet | Improved Crossing facility | £70k | Consultation Required 2018 |
Harbour cycle ways | Continue 2017 Scheme | £300k | Autumn 2018 |
Grande Route de St Pierre / Mont Fallu Junction | New bus stop and junction visibility improvements | £100k | Timing subject to developers planning permission Autumn 2018 |
Bus Shelters | Provide additional bus shelters | £40k | Ongoing 2018 |
West Park Bus Improvements | Improved waiting facilities | £70 | 2018 |
Review Panel. The remaining schemes originate from ongoing work to deliver the Sustainable Transport Policy and the Road Safety Action Plan.
The intention is to deliver the projects within the calendar year. However while funded in 2018 some schemes will need to be delivered over the 2018/19 period, with the capital being carried over as provided for by States Financial Directions. This can be due to many factors, such as the need to combine budgets, waiting for land transactions to be completed or awaiting third party planning permissions, where the improvement is dependent upon an adjacent development site proceeding.
Necessarily, the 2019 programme remains under development. However, examples of the types of scheme that already have a place in this programme include the delivery of the La Moye / Le Creux crossings, Longbeach Crossing at AA box, the St Aubin's Road / Bellozanne Road Crossing, St Ouen's Village crossing improvements and St Helier accessibility improvements.