St. Saviour's Hill: Zebra Crossing Installation

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A decision made 26 September 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2016-0083
Decision Summary Title:	Proposed Zebra Crossing on St Saviour’s Hill		Date of Decision Summary:	20 September 2016
Decision Summary Author:	Public Transport Planner		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Proposed Zebra Crossing on St Saviour’s Hill at its junction with Deloraine Road and Chasse Brunet		Date of Written Report:	20 September 2016
Written Report Author:	Public Transport Planner		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: A proposal to install a zebra crossing on St Saviour’s Hill at its junction with Deloraine Road and Chasse Brunet, adjacent to the Grainville School playing fields, to improve pedestrian access to and from the schools in the area.
Decision(s): The Minister approved the report and directed that the installation of a zebra crossing, enhanced pedestrian landing area, and associated works on St Saviour’s Hill immediately to the west of its junction with Deloraine Road should proceed.
Reason(s) for Decision: The installation of a zebra crossing under Article 69 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 will deliver on the proposal for such a crossing within the St Saviour’s Schools Transport Action Plan.
Resource Implications: Funding has been allocated from the Infrastructure Capital Budget and the work will be carried out by an approved local Contractor.
Action required: Department for Infrastructure will procure the equipment required and place an order with a local Contractor to install the crossing using funding allocated from the Infrastructure Capital Budget.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision:

St. Saviour's Hill: Zebra Crossing Installation

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

PROPOSED ZEBRA CROSSING ON ST SAVIOUR’S HILL AT ITS JUNCTION WITH

DELORAINE ROAD AND CHASSE BRUNET

Purpose of the report

To outline the proposal to install a zebra crossing on St Saviour’s Hill at its junction with Deloraine Road and Chasse Brunet, adjacent to the Grainville School playing fields, to improve pedestrian access to and from the schools in the area.

Background

In accordance with the States of Jersey’s Sustainable Transport Policy and the St Saviour’s Schools Transport Action Plan, improving the pedestrian facilities at this location on St Saviour’s Hill has for some time been an aspiration of the Department for Infrastructure, the Parish of St Saviour and both Grainville and F.C.J. schools.

Discussion

The St Saviour’s Schools Transport Action Plan, finalised in June 2014, identified a pedestrian crossing facility as a priority measure to improve pedestrian facilities especially for students living in the area and attending Grainville or F.C.J. schools. It was also proposed to serve as a “park and stride” facility which, linked to pedestrian improvements in Chasse Brunet, was seen as being able to help to reduce the congestion in the area surrounding St Saviour’s Primary School.

The existing footways in the area are narrow, and the original proposal anticipated road widening on the north side of St Saviour’s Hill, incorporating a footpath leading to a refuge crossing to the east of the junction. It was considered to be a project which could be delivered in the medium term, within two to five years from the publication of the Action Plan.

The Manager of Transport Policy and the Public Transport Planner attended a meeting with the Constable of St Saviour and the St Saviour Roads Committee on 3 September 2015 to discuss various traffic and transport issues in the Parish. Prior to a subsequent meeting on 21 March 2016 to discuss the Grainville School to Patier Road pedestrian corridor, a more cost-effective option with the adoption of a zebra crossing in preference to the original refuge concept was developed.

Vehicle and pedestrian surveys have been carried out, with traffic speeds reviewed, and it has been determined that a zebra crossing will work satisfactorily at this location. It may be necessary to relocate the established westbound bus stop to a new position as it would fall within the area covered by the zig-zag markings. Given the proximity of the nearest stop to the west, any new position is likely to be to the east of the junction, and would be identified at the detailed design stage.

It is recommended that as part of this project, a part-time 20mph speed limit is to be implemented in the vicinity of the proposed crossing, in common with a number of other schools bordering a major road. The precise position of the relevant signs will also be determined at the detailed design stage.

As part of the work to install the crossing and associated Belisha beacons, the existing landing area on the north side of St Saviour’s Hill will be extended, requiring the modification of the existing low wall bordering the road. This will include the construction of a similar wall on the north-west corner of the junction, to discourage pedestrians walking into or out of Chasse Brunet, to bypass the proposed crossing by walking diagonally across the junction.

Under Article 69 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956, the Minister for Infrastructure may, after consultation with the Constable of the Parish in which the road is situated, establish on any road such crossings for pedestrians as the Minister considers necessary.

Conclusion

A zebra crossing with associated accommodation works can be installed on St Saviour’s Hill immediately to the west of Deloraine Road, provided that improvements are made to the pedestrian landing area on the north-west corner of the junction.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the installation of a zebra crossing and associated works on St Saviour’s Hill immediately to the west of its junction with Deloraine Road.

Reason(s) for Decision

To install a zebra crossing under Article 69 of the Road Traffic (Jersey) Law 1956 following a proposal for such a crossing within the St Saviour’s Schools Transport Action Plan.

Resource Implications

Funding has been allocated from the Infrastructure Capital Budget and the work will be carried out by an approved local Contractor.

Action Required

Department for Infrastructure will procure the equipment required and place an order with a local Contractor to install the crossing using funding allocated from the Infrastructure Capital Budget.

Written by: Public Transport Planner, Transport Policy

Approved by: Manager, Transport Policy

Endorsed by: Director, Engineering and Infrastructure

Attachments: Photograph images of the location

Provisional design drawing no. 1536/SK004