29 August 2008
The second stage in the Val Plaisant sewer upgrade project will be starting on Monday 1 September and will last about eight weeks. This is earlier than expected as the contract is about 8 weeks ahead of schedule. The work will require the closure of the Val Plaisant, Midvale Road and David Place junction.
Transport and Technical Services is now about halfway through this major sewer and drainage upgrade project which started in November last year and runs through to the beginning of 2009. The project is a complex one, involving several pipes for foul and surface water sewage, being installed at depths varying from 2 to 4.5 metres. These will enable the system to cope with the increased loads that have occurred since the pipes were first built and to more efficiently manage the flow by separating the surface rain water, which can run into the sea, from domestic foul sewage which needs to go to Bellozanne for treatment.
To allow the work to be done, traffic entering and leaving town will be diverted on to the Ring Road, although access to businesses and premises in the vicinity of the closure will be maintained at all times. Bus Route No 4 will also be disrupted. The bus coming into town will be diverted at the Robin Hood junction on to the Ring Road and buses leaving town will be diverted into St Mark’s Road and around the Springfield Gyratory to Robin Hood. This has meant that the bus stops outside the Hampshire Hotel and Checkers Express on the inward journey will not be in use but there will be a temporary stop at the bottom of Victoria Street, and on the outward journey the stops outside St Mark’s Church and the Hampshire Hotel will not be usable. The nearest alternative stops to these are at Springfield Stadium and Dongola Road.
“I’d like to thank drivers for their patience and understanding during this already long running project, which has inevitably caused a level of disruption,” said Guy de Faye, Minister for Transport and Technical Services. “However, the benefits of the project include relieving the loading on the Bellozanne sewage treatment works by separating rainfall run-off waters from the foul water in the sewer system. Additionally, the risk of foul water being discharged directly into the sea is significantly reduced.”
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