Fibre plans to close road for 18 weeks

Wednesday 12 July 2023

1.4miles of new ducts and fibre cables will be installed during an 18-week road closure between the Guernsey Dairy and Castel Church, starting next week.

This phase of the work has been described as a "significant milestone" in the project to install fibre across the island, connecting 30,000 homes to the network.

The network promises "faster and more resilient broadband and landlines and future-proofing the island".

More than a third of the island is now 'fibre ready’, and the planned work in the area along the Bailiff's Cross Road and adjoining roads will see hundreds more homes able to be connected.

This work will start on Monday and is expected to take 18 weeks.

Richard Cartland, Guernsey Fibre Programme Director said the engineers will be working longer hours to complete the upgrade as quickly as possible. 

“Long term roadworks are a challenge on a small island; we are working very closely with the States of Guernsey and our contractors Geomarine to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum.

“These works are essential to future-proof the island’s telecommunications infrastructure for decades to come. Fibre connectivity provides faster and more reliable internet access, no loss in performance and allows digital businesses to thrive, so the small amount of disruption is very worthwhile in the long run.”