Period of Notice for Roadwork Applications

a) Applications for road closures on the Inter Harbour Route, Traffic Priority Routes and Local Circulation Routes must be received by the Department 4 weeks prior to the start of the closure

b) Applications for road closures on Neighbourhood Roads must be received by the Department 2 weeks prior to the start of the closure

c) Applications for the use of temporary traffic lights, the introduction of a one-way system, a contra-flow, road humps, a No-Entry, a No-Left Turn, a No-Right turn, closure of a pedestrian walkway, closure of a pavement, closure of a cycle lane or the request for any other traffic management measures, must be received 2 weeks prior to their introduction.

d) Applications for the placement of skips, scaffolding, parking suspended or all other obstructions must be received 2 days prior to their introduction.

The period of notice for closures does not include works within the same road being carried out on a rolling programme.  Staff will be able to arrange for contractors to move into a new section with 3 days notice, providing permission has already been granted.  Nevertheless, this does only include sections with the same road that have been approved and moving from road to road within an area at short notice.

In accordance with the PSD Code of Practice, any applications for roadwork projects involving water, gas, electric, telecommunication, drainage or roads must be made by the utility company or department concerned.  It will not be acceptable for contractors to make this application on their behalf.

Applications for other reasons such as for tree felling, removals, scaffolding etc must be made in writing (on the appropriate application form) to the Department.  These can be posted, faxed, E mailed or brought into the offices at Bulwer Avenue. 

Where reasonably practical, all services to a site should be installed during one roadwork period only.  Any application received for a service to be installed to a site when a period of closure/traffic management measure has been granted within the preceding months for another service to be installed, is likely to be refused.

It is the responsibility of the developer to ensure that all services are co-ordinated during the one period.

The Department has based the periods of notice on the type of road involved, as designated under the Traffic Management Road Hierarchy.

The roads on Guernsey have been split into four categories:-

1. Inter Harbour Route
2. Traffic Priority Routes
3. Local Circulation Routes
4. Neighbourhood Roads

For ease of reference, a list of the major roads (the top three categories) and a map has been produced and can be downloaded above.