The States has put the brakes on traffic management at La Charroterie after the building project they were installed for failed to get going on time.

Traffic lights and other measures were put in place on 24 August, ahead of development work which was due to begin “imminently”.

The ‘traffic calming measures’ were expected to be in place for over a year and a half, as the old CI Tyres site gets turned into new housing – but the project appears to have missed its green light.

With work yet to start, Traffic & Highway Services has now removed all of the traffic management measures.

End of the month

A spokesperson for building contractor Legendre told Express the firm had “temporarily removed the loading bay and associated traffic management at the Tyre Yard site to allow two-way traffic to resume while the current volume of deliveries remains limited”.

“The arrangements were put in place in advance to support safe access and deliveries to the site, and we will continue to work closely with Traffic and Highway Services to reinstate them when they are required as activity increases,” the added.

The firms said it expected this to be “around the end of the month”.

Pictured: After nearly half a decade waiting to get going, work to convert the old CI Tyres site to housing has been delayed before it was even started.

It said the decision was also made to “alleviate pressures” caused by roadworks on other key routes into Town.

So, after putting traffic lights in place to prepare for building work, the States has now taken them away because the building work is… still waiting to start.

A spokesperson said the measures would be put back in place when development work can begin.