The school street scheme promotes active travel for pupils, aiming for a safer, healthier, more pleasant environment for everyone on their journey to and from school.
The area will take out traffic from Ruette de la Generotte and Rue de la Masse, from where school parking was removed a few years ago.
The traffic-free zone will stretch from Ruette de la Generotte at the junction with Ruette de Fries, to Rue de la Masse from the junction with Mont D’Aval and Rue des Deslisles, to the junction with Rue St Germain.
Traffic will be unable to access those sections of road on weekdays between 8.15am to 9am, and 2.45pm to 3.30pm, except cyclists, school buses and those accessing properties.
Headteacher Peter Curtis said he was delighted Castel was trialling the school street scheme.
‘Managing cars and drivers is an ever-increasing demand on school staff time, and I am positive this will keep students here safer and healthier,’ he said.
‘Pupils themselves have raised concerns regarding the number of cars in and around school, as well as the poor choices some drivers make, so I am pleased that we are responding to this issue.’
The scheme will provide uninterrupted pedestrian access to the footpaths leading to Saumarez Park and beyond to the east, Les Beaucamps High School to the south and the Kings Mills area to the west.
‘The School Street scheme has already proved successful for an increasing number of schools throughout the island, and this latest informal trial aims to build on that to further increase active travel options for students and other vulnerable road users around Castel Primary School,’ said Traffic and Highway Services road safety officer Paul James.
‘Being so close to Saumarez Park means this particular scheme can connect our active travel network to footpaths and other quieter roads that run through some of the most scenic and tranquil areas of our island.’
The informal trial will begin Tuesday 14 April when the summer term starts.
It is planned to run until at least Friday 8 May, during which Traffic & Highway Services will monitor its use, before moving to a potential 9-12 month trial.
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