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Cyclists asked to obey Terres closure signs

LE VAL DES TERRES is to close for four weeks from Sunday, and cyclists, in particular, are being warned not to ignore the road closed signs.

Work being carried out at Le Val des Terres in November 2016. More will be carried out from Monday for four weeks and cyclists have been urged to respect the road closed signs. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 19683571)
Work being carried out at Le Val des Terres in November 2016. More will be carried out from Monday for four weeks and cyclists have been urged to respect the road closed signs. (Picture by Steve Sarre, 19683571) / Guernsey Press

Agriculture, Countryside and Land Management Services said that the main work is to install netting on the cliff face to cut the risk of rocks falling onto the road.

The road will be closed to all traffic, apart from site vehicles, including at weekends.

Cyclists are being advised that if they ignore the signs they will be putting themselves and the contractors on the site at risk of injury owing to the confined working area and the arrangements for moving site vehicles.

‘We appreciate this is a popular route for many cyclists who commute to work and also for recreation, but there is real risk of injury to cyclists, the contractors working on site, or pedestrians using the footpath, if the road closed signs are ignored,’ said Guernsey Police roads policing sergeant Tom Marshall

Full story in today's Guernsey Press

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