Crown road works

The FO ATDC announced that the Crown Road work will restart with a stretch of the Crown inaccessible until the end of December 2022. Since 29th November, teams of road workers have restarted dismantling the existing road. To allow traffic flow to continue, cycle paths have been widened in several places to allow for motorised vehicles. The School Board is concerned for the safety of all the children cycling to and from schools as children are now forced to share the narrow pathways with motorised vehicles and several accidents have been reported.

The RA TDC pointed out that “The seeming inability to properly plan construction in phases and in a manner which would allow for traffic to be rerouted to cause least possible disruption impairs the freedom of movement of many of our more vulnerable residents.” They are also concerned by the number of cables and pipes that have been broken during the digging works and conclude “We cannot help but notice that the current implementation of infrastructure works lack any proper coordination with the infrastructure group, as well any checks on obvious ground realities”.

The FO ATDC clarified that they are aiming to open the Crown soon only for pedestrians and cyclists, once the sub-layers are complete and the road top surface is rough but able to be cycled.