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Bagatelle Lane: Pedestrian Safety Improvements

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A decision made on 26 July 2019

Decision Reference:  MD-T-2019-0039

Decision Summary Title

Pedestrian Safety Improvements on Bagatelle Lane

Date of Decision Summary:

22 July 2019

Decision Summary Author:

Assistant Engineer

Transport

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Pedestrian Safety Improvements on Bagatelle Lane

Date of Written Report:

22 July 2019

Written Report Author:

Assistant Engineer

Transport

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  Pedestrian safety improvements on Bagatelle Lane.

Decision(s):  The Minister approved the following improvements to Bagatelle Lane:

 

  • Reducing the speed limit to 20mph
  • Making the lane one way northbound
  • Creating a ‘virtual’ footway – a footway flush with the carriageway with a different coloured surface and bollard protection
  • Kerb buildouts at the junctions with Bagatelle Road and Wellington Road
  • Kerb buildouts at the junction of Les Ametots and Bagatelle Lane
  • Threshold treatment at the junction of Bagatelle Road and Bagatelle Lane

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To provide a safer walking facility on Bagatelle Lane to Hautlieu School as part of Safer Routes to School and for residents of the area.

 

Resource Implications: The improvements will be funded from the 2020 Capital Programme.

 

Action required: Detailed design of enabling works and footway to be finalised and implemented.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Infrastructure

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

Bagatelle Lane: Pedestrian Safety Improvements

DEPARTMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

 

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON BAGATELLE LANE, ST SAVIOUR

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To request the Minister to approve pedestrian safety improvements on Bagatelle Lane. The improvements include:

 

  • Reducing the speed limit to 20mph
  • Making the lane one way northbound
  • Creating a ‘virtual’ footway – a footway flush with the carriageway with a different coloured surface and bollard protection
  • Kerb buildouts at the junctions with Bagatelle Road and Wellington Road
  • Kerb buildouts at the junction of Les Ametots and Bagatelle Lane
  • Threshold treatment at the junction of Bagatelle Road and Bagatelle Lane

 

 

Background

 

The St Saviour’s Schools Action Plan, (SSSAP), highlighted the issue of a large number of students needing to use Bagatelle Lane to access Hautlieu School. It is on the walking desire line from the schools’ bus park at JCG to Hautlieu and also onto Highlands.

 

Part of the Safer Routes to School initiative is to encourage walking, cycling and bus use in line with the Sustainable Transport Policy to use more sustainable modes of transport, to reduce congestion.  In addition, walking and cycling have health benefits.

 

The school have raised the issue of safety following near-misses with vehicles as they compete for space in the narrow lane with two way traffic and parked cars with no or sub-standard footways.

 

In the period between 2013 and 2017 for which injury collision data is held, there have been two personal injury collisions at the junction with Wellington Road involving vulnerable road users; three at the junction with Bagatelle Road, two of which involved vulnerable road users and one on the lane at the junction with Les Ametots.

 

 

Discussion

 

A public consultation was held on 25 October 2018 to gather information on the issues and concerns of residents and users of the lane. Twenty-four people completed a questionnaire on the evening and a further 21 responded via the website. Of the combined responses, 47% lived on Bagatelle Lane and its estates, 2% on Bagatelle Road, 11% on Wellington Road and a further 20% lived elsewhere in St Saviour.

 

There was an overwhelming response to the question of whether there is a need to make the lane safer with 93% of responses ticking yes.

 

The main concerns raised were

 

  • Too many cars going two ways and pedestrians in the same space
  • Bad exits at both junctions
  • Speed of vehicles
  • The irregular haphazard or illegal parking
  • The lack of or the width of the footways.

 

The questionnaire also gathered views on how best to overcome these issues. The most popular response was to make the lane one way. Other options included:

 

  • Traffic calming measures
  • Reduced speed limit
  • Continuous footway
  • Making the lane access only.

 

The students at Hautlieu School also completed a questionnaire.  Only 23% of students thought it was a safe walking route down the lane.

 

Bagatelle Lane could not have a closure point similar to Chasse Brunet due to the restrictive width and lack of suitable areas to turn vehicles. Making it access only with signage only would not deter those using it as a short cut unless it was constantly policed.

 

The one way option was taken forward for preliminary design. The lane was made one way northbound as the visibility on exiting onto Wellington Road is being improved as part of the upcoming zebra crossing installation with a virtual footway on the west side of the lane. In order to accommodate the virtual footway, all roadside parking needs to be removed.

 

The proposals were agreed by the Parish Roads Committee and then consulted on 7 March 2019 at Hautlieu.

 

Twenty-six people completed a questionnaire on the evening, six were delivered to the Parish Hall and a further 16 responded via the website. Of the combined responses, 53% lived on Bagatelle Lane and its estates, 10% on Bagatelle Road, 10% on Wellington Road and a further 21% lived elsewhere in St Saviour. 58% thought the proposals addressed the concerns of the first consultation whilst 17% said it did not address the concerns. Of residents living in Bagatelle Lane, 58% supported the proposals whilst 27% did not. The main concern they had regarding the scheme was the lack of on-street parking, particularly for visitors.

 

 

Conclusion

 

Making the lane one way and reducing the speed limit to 20mph would address the main concerns from the first consultation and the clear need that the lane needs to be made safer for all road users. This is in-line with parts of the Council of Ministers strategic priorities for their term in office, being:

  • To put children first
  • To improve Islanders’ wellbeing and mental and physical health
  • To protect and value our environment

 

and in line with the STP and St Saviours School Action Plan which aims to encourage students to walk or use buses which reduces congestion to local schools. Reduced congestion benefits air quality for students and residents and reduces carbon emissions to the environment.

 

Recommendation

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the change in road priorities for Bagatelle Lane to become one way northbound with a virtual footway and associated road safety features.

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To provide a safer walking facilities for students walking to and from Hautlieu School to the bus park at Jersey College for Girls as part of Safer Routes to Schools and to benefit other pedestrians in the area.

 

 

Resource Implications

 

The project is to be funded from the 2020 capital Programme.

 

 

Action Required

 

Detailed design of enabling works and footway to be finalised and implemented.

 

 

 

 

Written by:

Assistant Engineer, Transport

 

 

Approved by: 

Director of Transport

 

 

Attachments:

 

BGTL-101-001 - Option 1 – Proposed pedestrian improvements  

 

 

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