Drainage Works at Val Plaisant - Stage 3

14 October 2008

Transport and Technical Services have revealed that the Val Plaisant sewer upgrade project is progressing extremely well and will be entering its third stage ahead of schedule.  This will mean that on or around Thursday 16 October, the works will move on along Val Plaisant and for approximately 10 weeks the road will be closed between David Place and Clarendon Road; however the Val Plaisant, Midvale Road and David Place junction will be operational again other than for traffic coming from the direction of the Coop.

This is the third stage of the major sewer and drainage upgrade which started in November last year and is due to finish at 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 this third phase of work to be completed, traffic entering and leaving town from and to Trinity Road 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 useable, 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 useable.  The nearest alternative stops to these are at Springfield Stadium and Dongola Road.

"This project is a very long running one and I'm very pleased to hear that it is running several weeks ahead of schedule" said Deputy Guy de Faye, Minister for Transport and Technical Services.  "Once again I would like to thank the public for their continued cooperation and understanding."