blog.gov.jeThe vision
With the improvements we are seeing across Town, in New Cut, King Street and now Broad Street, we are now also working to improve the public realm on the Esplanade.
This project will see the installation of a bus gate at the western end of the Esplanade, where it meets La Route de la Liberation and Gloucester Street. This will give westbound buses a quicker, priority-only route to improve efficiency and reduce congestion at Castle Street, while also improving the area’s look and feel with greenery, a bus shelter and new street furniture.
This blog page is for progress updates and images so Islanders can follow along with the project.
If you’d like to learn more about the vision and timeline, visit our Public Realm website: Western Bus Gate | Public Realm
Progress updates
April 15
The central reserve lane has been reopened. The team will then be closing a lane that forms part of the Esplanade slip road so they can work on essential drainage upgrades and add a raised table to improve safety for pedestrians.
March 15
The team have begun laying the new granite kerbing, in keeping with the style of other the public realm improvement works we’ve seen across Town.
Newly installed granite paving
March 10
The team have completed works on the subsurface infrastructure. They are now removing the existing kerbing and are preparing to lay down the new granite kerbing.
December 1
The team are in the initial stages of the project, working on the subsurface infrastructure of the area.
