October Update

We are happy to report that the contractors continue to make good progress. They are now working in ‘Zone A’ which is the arm of the roundabout at the location of West Street and Avenue De Chartres following on from the completion of the bulk of the work on the new Zebra crossing on Ave De Chartres.

Works completed in the last period, other than mentioned above include:

• Removal of all kerbs which are being replaced in Zone A.
• Removal of the vegetation from Zone A which interferes with the new layout.
• Removal of 2no street light columns, which are to be replaced with new columns later on in the project.

Upon commencing the reduce dig to build the widened section of road on West Street, the groundworkers have unearthed the old West Street – Westgate road surface. This means that there is no need to excavate down to a depth of a meter as originally planned to rebuild the road. This will save on carbon footprint emission by not having to import new materials and export waste materials. However, buried services - an electric cable, gas pipe, and water pipes from utility companies appear to have been laid directly on top of this old road surface, a lot shallower than regulations dictate. The relevant utility providers have been informed but there could be a small delay in the programme as we wait for the relevant utility providers to come and lower their services.

In coming weeks, once current works area is complete, rather than just working in one zone on the verge of the roundabout, there is a possibility of moving into 2 zones all together. If all goes well, the contractors could potentially be working on Zone C and Zone E. These encompass the arms of the roundabout of Wall Cottage Drive and Orchard Street, and the junction of Westgate with Avenue De Chartres.

This phase requires, BT Openreach and City Fibre to undertake some diversion works to their network. This will be taking place between Westgate and Orchard street. Works may be getting more disruptive as a result of this. We apologies in advance.