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UPDATE: Clarence Road junction will close for 12-months

Clarence Road junction

The Clarence Road junction in St Helier will be closed to traffic during school drop-off times to make it safer for commuters and children.

Temporary bollards will be added to the junction of Pleasant Street, Grosvenor Street, and College Hill, but only once Rouge Bouillon has safely reopened in May half term.

They will create a traffic-free pedestrian crossing area to Victoria College Preparatory whilst allowing cyclists to pass through.

Motorists will not be allowed to use the roads between College Hill and Grosvenor Street and between Pleasant Street and Clarence for two hours during school pick-up and drop-off.

Minister for Infrastructure Andy Jehan says they are listening to feedback on how to implement changes in the best way.

"I attended a consultation with residents; that's when we changed the scheme from being permanent, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, to being term-time only and just for the two hours a day at school entry and school exit."

Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan

365 cars currently use the junction in the morning, and 383 pedestrians. 

Other proposed changes to the Bagatelle and Clarence Road area include footway widening and a new crossing at St Savior's School.

Constable Andy Jehan says it is part of the Safer Routes to School project.

"We've got a lot of work planned in the Five Oaks area going down to the colleges, and we hope to introduce that trial as soon as we can."

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