Residents in St Martin’s will face disruption from a closed road for 13 weeks from September as infrastructure upgrades begin.
The junction linking Fort Road, Fermain Lane, Route de Sausmarez and Les Hubits will be shut from Wednesday 9 September to replace electrical equipment that is no longer fit for purpose.
Adam Greening, Senior Delivery Engineer at Guernsey Electricity, said: “We appreciate that a closure of this size and duration will be disruptive.
“We really wish we didn’t have to close the road for such a long period of time, and this is not a [decision] that has been taken lightly.”
We would like to thank customers for their patience and understanding.
Adam Greening, Guernsey Electricity
Phases
The work will take place in two phases.
9 Sept to 20 Oct: New cabling and substation
The first of which will see the installation of new high and low voltage cable ducting, and a new substation. This will finish on Monday 20 October.
9 to 30 Nov: Connect to the network and clean up
Work will continue off the highway as the second phase of construction will begin on Monday 9 November.
During this part of the work, the new equipment will be connected with the rest of the island’s network and the old equipment taken away.
This should be finished by Wednesday 30 November.
60 years old
Guernsey Electricity said the length of the works is due to the amount of cabling that needs to be installed, adding that excavation work is likely to be extensive due to the amount of infrastructure already around the junction.
Mr Greening said: “We urgently need to complete this work as some of the equipment being replaced is nearly 60 years old and not designed for modern levels of electricity demand.
“This project is critical to ensuring that we can continue providing the area with a secure and reliable supply of electricity long into the future.
“We would ask residents, businesses, drivers and bus users to familiarise themselves with the diversion routes band to allow extra time for their journeys.”
Cyclists will be able to pass through the works, provided they dismount, he added.
