Parish Roads and Public Roads

WQ.32/2025

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHAIR OF THE COMITÉ DES CONNÉTABLES

BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 2025 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 10th FEBRUARY 2025

Question

"For each Parish, will the Chair provide a list detailing –

1. all roads within the Parish;
2. the current speed limits on each Parish road;
3. the Parish roads where the speed limit was reduced in 2023 and what the previous speed limit was; and
4. the Parish roads where the speed limit was reduced in 2024 and what the previous speed limit was?"

Answer

(a) and (b)

The Parish is responsible for the by-roads (chemins vicinaux) within the Parish.

The Government of Jersey, through the Department for Infrastructure, is responsible for main roads. Some roads may be privately owned or administered by another body, such as a housing trust, or a company including Andium Homes.

Roads are shown on the Jersey roads maps (arcgis.com) and the example below shows the information available for each road which includes the speed limit (road ownership has not been independently checked by each Parish).

The attached spreadsheet contains a List' tab with data from that map and a Data Dictionary' tab as an aid to understanding the data. The coding included is helpful when identifying segments of the same road and may be useful when comparing to the digital map or for further enquiries for a specific entry or entries. As mentioned in the Data Dictionary, the historic speeds by year are not necessarily the year that the speed limit was changed in law, but instead the speed held in the GIS database at the end of the year mentioned (for details of the previous speed limit on a road, please refer to the relevant legislation referenced in (c) and (d) below).

(c) and (d)

A review of speed limits on roads on a Parish-by-Parish basis commenced in 2019 in conjunction with the Infrastructure and Environment Department (I&E); these included public consultations. The final three Parishes are due to be reviewed in 2025 and I&E is looking at the process to see how this could be improved.

The all-Island maximum speed limit is 40mph, or 30mph for vehicles over 3.5T or towing a trailer. Speed limits  are  summarised  in  the  table  below,  available  in  the  Jersey  Highway  Code  –  see idjerseyhighwaycodepdf20090923clem.pdf.

Lower speed limits apply to some roads and are prescribed in the Road Traffic (Speed Limits) (Jersey) Order 2003 available on the jerseylaw website.

Amendments to speed limits were made in 2023 and 2024 as follows:

1. 22 March 2023 - R&O.20/2023 relates to
   1. 30 mph zone in St Brelade, St Clement, Grouville , St John, St Saviour
   2. 20 mph zone in St Clement, St Saviour
   3. 15 mph zone in St Clement
2. 1 November 2023 - R&O.86/2023 relates to
   1. 30 mph zone in St Helier
   2. 20 mph zone in St Helier
   3. 15 mph zone in St Helier
3. 30 November 2023 - R&O.105/2023 relates to
   1. 30 mph zone in Trinity
   2. 20 mph zone in Trinity
4. 10 October 2024 - R&O.55/2024 relates to
   1. 20 mph zone in Trinity
5. 25 November 2024 - R&O.67/2024 relates to

1. 30 mph zones in St Brelade, St John
2. 20 mph zones in St John
3. 15 mph zone in St John.

The Order includes a point in time' option so that earlier versions may be viewed.