Longueville Road, St. Saviour: Road Safety Improvements

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A decision made 6 April 2018:

Decision Reference: MD-T-2018-0033
Decision Summary Title :	Longueville Road Safety Improvements		Date of Decision Summary:	06 April 2018
Decision Summary Author:	Transport Planner Transport Policy		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Longueville Road Safety Improvements		Date of Written Report:	06 April 2018
Written Report Author:	Transport Planner Transport Policy		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Longueville Road Safety Improvements
Decision(s): The Minister approved safety improvements for Longueville Road including the placement of: three new signal controlled pedestrian crossings at Miladi Farm Shops, Victor Hugo Wine Warehouse and the footway linking to Clos Gosset. New yellow box markings on Longueville Road at Plat Douet Road and Rue des Pres Junctions
Reason(s) for Decision: To provide a range of improvements to safety and ease of crossing Longueville Road on foot.
Resource Implications: DfI and Law Officer time and £250,000 capital budget from the 2018 capital programme
Action required: Officers to commence design and implement the scheme. Officers to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000 Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Longueville Road, St. Saviour: Road Safety Improvements

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

LONGUEVILLE ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS

Purpose of the Report

To request the Minister to approve the Longueville Road Safety Scheme including the installation of:

three new signal controlled pedestrian crossings at Miladi Farm Shops, Victor Hugo Wine Warehouse and the footway linking to Clos Gosset
New yellow box markings on Longueville Road at Plat Douet Road and Rue des Pres Junctions

Background

There is a history of requests from the public for improvements on Longueville Road, however historically proposals have not been agreed by all the parties involved. Since August 2017 Officers have been working closely with the Parish of St Saviour and local representatives as a joint Project Board to come up with fresh proposals which will have wide ranging support from the community.

Following an information gathering drop-in in September the board discussed the public feedback and available data before instructing officers to develop some options. The board then reviewed those options before selecting some to be taken to a public consultation.

A drop-in session was held on 25th January 2018 for members of the public to view the proposals, the information was also at the Parish Hall for a week after the drop-in. The public response to the consultation was predominantly positive with only a handful of objections which could not be dealt with by design changes. The board unanimously agreed to recommend a slightly revised design to the Minister.

Proposal

The proposed scheme is:

Signal controlled crossings at:

Miladi Farm shops
Bus stop adjacent Victor Hugo Wine Warehouse
The end of the footway from Clos Gosset

Widened footway, alterations to the bus layby and bus shelter at Victor Hugo Wine Warehouse
Review of anti-skid at Rue des Pres junction
Yellow Box junctions on Longueville Road at:

Rue des Pres junction
Plat Douet Road junction

Dropped kerbs and tactile paving at Plat Douet Road and Clos Gosset
Install anti-skid at Plat Douet Road junction

Recommendation

The Minister is recommended to approve the implementation of the scheme including Signal controlled crossings at:

Miladi Farm shops;
Bus stop adjacent Victor Hugo Wine Warehouse;
The end of the footway from Clos Gosset.

Reason(s) for Decision

To provide a range of improvements to safety and ease of crossing Longueville Road on foot.

Resource Implications

The project is estimated at £250,000 and is to be funded from the 2018 Capital Programme.

Action Required

Officers to commence design work and implement the schemes identified in the programme.

Officers to instruct the Law Draftsman to prepare an Amendment to the Road Traffic (St Saviour) (Jersey) Order 2000 Order for subsequent submission to the Minister.

Written by:	Transport Planner

Approved by:	Director of Transport Policy