Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Amendment No. 17) (Jersey) Order 2012

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A decision made 27 July 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2012-0061
Decision Summary Title :	Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990		Date of Decision Summary:	18 July 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Technical Assistant – Traffic and Infrastructure		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990 - Amendment Request		Date of Written Report:	18 July 2012
Written Report Author:	Technical Assistant – Traffic and Infrastructure		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No.17) (Jersey) Order 2012
Decision(s): Further to MD-T-2012-0028 enabling preparation of the Order the Minister made the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No.17) (Jersey) Order 2012
Reason(s) for Decision: To remove waiting restrictions in certain areas of La Rue Voisin and impose waiting restriction on certain areas of La Route De Noirmont.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: To notify the Publications Editor 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):

Road Traffic (St. Brelade) (Amendment No. 17) (Jersey) Order 2012

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

ROAD TRAFFIC (ST BRELADE) (JERSEY) ORDER 1990 - AMENDMENT

Purpose of the Report

To amend the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990

Background

On 16 March 2012 under Ministerial Decision MD-T-2012-0028 the Minister for Transport and Technical Services approved a request to amend the Parish Road Traffic Order to allow parking of vehicles in part of La Rue Voisin from its junction with Le Chemin du Portelet to its junction with the privately owned road that extends down to the new Portelet Bay Development. At present waiting is prohibited on both sides of the road.

Discussion

The section where waiting will be permitted is indicated on the attached plan Appendix A.

“Prohibition of Waiting” lines will also be placed at road junctions on La Rue Voisin in accordance with Article 4(2) of the Order whereby waiting is prohibited within 10 yards of a junction without the need for an Order amendment.

In addition to changes in waiting restrictions in La Rue Voisin, in May 2012 the Connétable of St Brelade requested that “Prohibition of Waiting” lines be placed on both sides of La Route de Noirmont for 80 Yards (73 metes), in a southerly direction from its junction with Travers Farm Lane.

This request is also shown on an attached plan Appendix B.

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the attached amendment to the Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Jersey) Order 1990, to come into force 14 days after it is made.

Reason (s) for Decision

To remove a section of “Prohibition of Waiting” in La Rue Voisin.
To prohibit waiting on both sides of a section of La Route de Noirmont

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

Approved by:	Director, Engineering and Infrastructure

Attachements:	Plans of La Rue Voisin and La Route de Noirmont Road Traffic (St Brelade) (Amendment No 17) (Jersey) Order 2012

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