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Clarke Avenue: Pedestrian Refuge Island

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A decision made on 28 February 2020

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2020-0012

Decision Summary Title:

Pedestrian refuge island across Clarke Avenue

Date of Decision Summary:

24 February 2020

 

Decision Summary Author:

 

Transport Planner

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title:

Pedestrian refuge island across Clarke Avenue.

 

Date of Written Report:

24 February 2020

 

Written Report Author:

Transport Planner

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Pedestrian refuge island across Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road.

 

Decision(s):  The Minister approved the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To help pedestrians cross Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road.

 

Resource Implications: The installation can be funded out of money allocated to support Sustainable Transport Initiatives such as this.

 

Action required: Assistant Engineer to organise installation of a pedestrian refuge island at this location as part of the scheme to implement other pedestrian dropped kerb improvements.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Clarke Avenue: Pedestrian Refuge Island

GROWTH, HOUSING AND ENVIRONMENT

 

PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ISLAND ACROSS CLARKE AVENUE

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To seek the Minister’s approve for the installation of a pedestrian refuge island to help pedestrians cross Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road.

 

 

Background

 

The Government of Jersey Strategic Plan aims include the objective of “persuading people out of their cars” by providing improved footpaths, road crossings and other similar infrastructure. Growth, Housing and Environment have been allocated funding specifically to implement these infrastructure improvements.

 

Following a request to install a bus shelter at the bus stop on Clarke Avenue GHE has identified that accessibility to the bus stop is poor. A series of minor improvements is planned to install dropped kerbs and tactile paving, however a problem in the area is crossing the junction of Clarke Avenue when travelling along Queens Road. The existing junction is very wide at around 17m, which exposes pedestrians to traffic for longer than is desirable. Additionally visibility for pedestrians is poor from the dropped kerbs and they do not have tactile paving.

 

The preferred option would be to narrow the junction entrance, reducing the crossing width, and slowing traffic leaving the main road. However there is the possibility that the Island Plan may introduce measures which affect the area. It is not currently known whether any plans would be medium term, long term, or even abandoned. Therefore, a high cost intervention at this time is not considered appropriate. The crossing point could be moved round the corner further into Clark Avenue, however this moves it off the desire line and continues to have visibility issues. The preferred option is to install a central island with improved dropped kerbs at low cost as an interim measure.

 

 

Trial Island

 

There was concern that buses and other large vehicles may struggle to negotiate the island, so a two week trial was organised. This trial consisted of cones and signs setting out the approximate size and position of the island.

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Following the trial we asked Liberty Bus if they had any comments and they confirmed that none of their drivers reported any problems. We have not received any other feedback either positive, negative or neutral regarding the trial and our vehicle tracking shows that large vehicles can still negotiate the junction.

 

 

Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the installation of a pedestrian refuge island on Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road to improve pedestrian accessibility for all in this area.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To help pedestrians cross Clarke Avenue at its junction with Queens Road.

 

 

Resource Implications

 

The installation will be funded from money allocated to support Accessible and Sustainable Transport Initiatives such as this.

 

 

Action Required

 

Assistant Engineer to organise installation of a pedestrian refuge island at this location as part of the scheme to implement other pedestrian dropped kerb improvements.

 

 

 

Written by:

Transport Planner

 

 

Approved by: 

Head of Transport

 

 

 

 

 

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