Bulwer Avenue resurfacing to start this week

Sunday 02 September 2018

A five week project to resurface one of Guernsey's busiest roads will begin tomorrow - with motorists likely to be affected as traffic management measures are put in place.

Traffic and Highway Services said it will be undertaking the work to improve Bulwer Avenue as part of its annual resurfacing programme.

The work, which will start on Monday 3 September, will take about five weeks to complete, with repairs to the base layers and resetting ironwork and kerbs taking the most time.  

Traffic and Highway Services said in order to minimise disruption to the public, "contractors will be working seven days a week and will be largely carrying out the work under traffic lights to allow the road to remain open."

Traffic and Highway Services also said, "Bulwer Avenue has reached the end of its service life with cracking in the road clearly visible in areas and the stone barely holding together in places."

During the work, more than 500 metres of the road will be resurfaced in the first part of the project, from Grandes Maison Road through to Longue Hougue Lane, while patching will then take place over several hundred more metres on the northern half of Bulwer Avenue from Longue Hougue Lane which will extend the life of that half of the long road.

Pictured: The planned roadworks affecting Bulwer Avenue

Traffic and Highway Services said the project could have been completed quicker than the five weeks planned, but that would have required the total closure of the road and instead the decision was made to minimise the inconvenience to road users as they did not believe closing the road was the best option.

However, drivers should still plan for some delays to be expected, with additional time allowed when planning any journeys. 

Traffic and Highway Services also said they would like to "thank everyone in advance for their patience while these improvements are carried out. Once complete, people will notice a clear improvement in this important road."