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La Route Orange, St. Brelade: Pedestrian Refuge: Installation outside Waitrose

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A decision made 24 November 2014:

Decision Reference:    MD-T-2014-0121

Decision Summary Title :

Installation of Pedestrian Refuge on La Route Orange

Date of Decision Summary:

17 November 2014

Decision Summary Author:

 

Senior Transport Planner

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Installation of Pedestrian Refuge on La Route Orange  (Highway Encroachments Jersey Regulations 1957)

Date of Written Report:

17 November 2014

Written Report Author:

Senior Transport Planner

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Installation of a pedestrian refuge (traffic island) outside the Waitrose Store in St Brelade on La Route Orange

 

Decision(s): The Minister agreed to install a new pedestrian refuge outside of the Waitrose Store in St Brelade on La Route Orange.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To enable a safer and more convenient location for crossing between the car park (accessed by car off La Route des Quennevais) and the Waitrose Store in St Brelade. Waitrose have agreed to fund the cost of installing the refuge.

 

Resource Implications: Transport and Technical Services time for consultation

 

Action Required: Officers to liaise with Waitrose to finalise the detailed design and funding agreement and arrange for the installation of the new refuge.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

La Route Orange, St. Brelade: Pedestrain Refuge: Installation outside Waitrose

TRANSPORT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

 

INSTALLATION OF PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ON LA ROUTE ORANGE

 

(HIGHWAY ENCROACHMENTS JERSEY REGULATIONS 1957)

 

 

Purpose of the Report

 

To outline the requirement for a safer and more convenient location for crossing to be located between the car park (accessed by car off La Route des Quennevais) and the Waitrose Store in St Brelade.

 

 

Background

 

At peak times the existing Waitrose car park is insufficient to cope with the volume of traffic it experiences and this has an effect on La Route Orange in St Brelade. Representatives of Waitrose have approached Transport and Technical Services regarding the installation of a pedestrian refuge.

 

Plans to install a refuge on La Route Orange align with MD-PH-2014-0198 which permits Waitrose to lease part of the car park at St Brelade from Jersey Property Holdings. 

 

As a result of the previous MD, it is likely that an increase in pedestrians attempting to cross the road from the car park to the Waitrose Store will occur. The new pedestrian refuge will be placed on the most convenient location to cross the road between the car park pedestrian access and the supermarket to facilitate safe access.

 

It is anticipated that a planning application will be required for the proposed ramp at the pedestrian access to the car park to La Route Orange, to account for the different levels between the car park and the road. The car park is approximately 1.5m higher than the adjacent footway on La Route Orange.

 

Waitrose has agreed to fund the cost of the new refuge.

 

 

Discussion

 

A traffic impact analysis of the effect of the refuge has been undertaken by Waitrose’s Consultant with respect to the operation of the nearby signalised junction where La Route Orange meets La Route des Quennevais. The assessment concludes that the refuge will have no significant impact on traffic flows or nearby junction capacity. This has been independently verified by TTS.

 

 

Recommendations

 

Under the Highways Encroachments Jersey Regulations 1957, TTS has consulted the Connétable of St Brelade, who is supportive of the scheme and has recommended proceeding with the installation of the refuge.

 

The Minister is recommended to approve the installation of the pedestrian refuge and instruct TTS Officers to liaise with Waitrose regarding the detailed design and funding agreement for the installation of the refuge.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision

 

To enable a safer and more convenient location for crossing between the car park and Waitrose Store.

 

 

Resource implication

 

Transport and Technical Services time for consultation. Cost of installation to be met by Waitrose.

 

 

Action Required

 

Officers to liaise with Waitrose to finalise the detailed design and funding agreement and arrange for the installation of the new refuge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written by:

Senior Transport Planner

Approved by:

Director of Transport

 

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