Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014

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A decision made 17 July 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2014-0070

Decision Summary Title :

Jersey Seaside Festival 2014 - Entertainment on Public Roads Application: Part 2

Date of Decision Summary:

07 July 2014

Decision Summary Author:

Technical Assistant

Traffic and Infrastructure

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Empire Catering Application to hold the Jersey Seaside Festival 2014

Date of Written Report:

07 July 2014

Written Report Author:

Technical Assistant

Traffic and Infrastructure

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014

Decision(s): The Minister made the Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014 as prepared on behalf of Transport and Technical Services, as the administering authority of the Entertainments on Public Roads (Jersey) Law 1985.

Reason(s) for Decision: Further to MD-T-2014-0056, enabling preparation of the Order and following statutory consultations, the Minister accepted that the proposed road closures and associated traffic management were both reasonable and justified.

Resource Implications: None

Action Required: To notify the Greffier of the States and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made, forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for its notification to the States.

Signature:

Position:

Date Signed:

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

APPLICATION FOR ENTERTAINMENT ON PUBLIC ROADS DURING

JERSEY SEASIDE FESTIVAL 2014

Purpose of the Report

To accompany the signature copy of the Jersey Seaside (Jersey) Order 2014 enabling road closures and traffic restrictions for the purpose of holding the Jersey Seaside Festival on Sunday 10 August 2014.

Background

Jersey Seaside Festival is a visitor and local interest event in its tenth year. As previous years, the aim of the event is designed to enhance the visitor experience by providing a focus on traditional seaside activities and values, within the Victorian seaside theatre of Le Havre des Pas. The event will take place on Sunday 10 August 2014, between 10.00am and 8.00pm.

The event has traditionally been administered under the powers granted by the Constable of St Helier under Article 67 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 (Article 67 (4) and (5) - Temporary traffic restriction). Given the event’s size and popularity, it was felt that it should now be administered by an official event Order under the Entertainment on Public Roads (Jersey) Law 1985.

As such, the promoter has submitted details of the proposed road closures and traffic restrictions for the Jersey Seaside Festival.

The Promoter has also consulted and is co-ordinating with the Emergency Services, TTS Parking Control, Liberty Bus and the Taxi Drivers Association. The Promoter has also confirmed that there will not be an entry fee and will not make any profit for itself.

Discussion

The event will take place from east of the Green Street Junction to The Dicq Roundabout, the lower part of Roseville Street and The Bathing Pool including all of the terraces and the cafe. There will be a network of road closures in the area from 8.00am until 8.00pm in order to facilitate the event and maintain resident access (see Map 1). Signage and barriers will be arranged by the Parish of St Helier, in accordance with the final diversion plan in line with last year’s (2013) event.

Main Road Diversions

The diversions to be operated in the Havre des Pas area during the event are shown on Map 1.

Traffic travelling past Havre des Pas Roundabout from either St Clements Road or Greve D’Azette Coast Road will not be able to turn into Havre des Pas.
Traffic travelling down South Hill into Havre des Pas will have to turn left at the Green Street Junction.
Traffic travelling down Green Street toward Havre des Pas will have to turn right toward South Hill.
Any other diversions considered as appropriate.

Buses

The closure will affect the running of the Number 1 Route from Town to Gorey Pier. However, the diversion for the bus service is minor and the route should still serve the area well from La Route de Fort.

Car Parks

The event will utilise the spare capacity in TTS car parks in the area to serve members of the public attending the event. La Route de Fort Car Park will be utilised by local residents denied on street parking in Roseville Street due to the road closure (20 vehicles approximately). It was noted that there were no parking problems in 2013.

Notifications

A leaflet outlining the road closures and parking changes was delivered to all premises in the Havre des Pas area by 25 June 2014.

Street Cleaning

During the event 20 extra euro bins are being provided. TTS have also been requested to provide extra road side refuse bins. All bins will be emptied by Parish of St Helier personnel, arena staff and appointed refuse collectors.

After the event the roads will be cleared of refuse before the highway is reopened. A refuse collection vehicle (Parish of St Helier) will be deployed so that euro bins may be emptied periodically. Marshals will perform a refuse sweep at the end of the day from Green Street to The Dicq including Cleveland Road and Roseville Street. The additional euro bins and refuse containers will be recovered the following day, Monday 11 August 2014, along with road sweeping of all roads closed for the festival.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014 as prepared.

Reason(s) for Decision

Further to MD-T-2014-0056, enabling preparation of the Order and following statutory consultations, the proposed road closures and associated traffic management are reasonable and justified.

Resource Implications

None.

Action Required

To notify the Greffier of the States and the Law Draftsman that the Order has been made, forward the signed and sealed Order to the Publications Editor, States Greffe, and request the Greffier of the States to arrange for its notification to the States.

Written by:

Technical Assistant, Traffic and Infrastructure

Approved by:

Director, Engineering and Infrastructure

Attachments:

Event Plan & Traffic Management Plan

Jersey Seaside Festival (Jersey) Order 2014

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