Work on Beau Vallon promenade progresses |07 January 2014

Work on the promenade project along Beau Vallon’s beachfront is progressing well and has entered its third phase.

As a result, the Beau Vallon foreshore road from Coral Strand up to the Boat House Restaurant will be partially blocked from where the promenade has stopped up to the access road and from the car park to the junction with the north coast road next to the Boat House.

The promenade is being paved with small bricks and coloured granolithic bicycle tracks are being constructed on both sides. The promenade will also have drains and lighting wherever necessary.

 Landscaping will be done later and there will also be dedicated access points where pedestrians can walk down to the beach.

“The project is being implemented in phases so as to have minimum impact on those using the road and beach,” says Road Transport Commissioner Patrick Andre.

“It has been broken down into three phases. We have now principally completed phase 1 and 2 and are now moving on phase 3 which will also be carried out in two phases. The first two phases covered the area from Coral Strand to the boundary of the new Savoy hotel under construction.

The third phase will pick up from there and cover the remainder of the road leading up to where it joins with the main road next to the Boat House Restaurant.

According to Mr Andre work on the first two phases of the promenade are almost complete, with only the lighting and landscaping remaining to be done.

In the meantime, vehicles will continue to have access to a short section of the road and the work site will be cordoned off so as to demarcate the work zone for safety purposes.

The Promenade de Beau Vallon is an initiative involving several stakeholders to bring some life back to Beau Vallon and to rehabilitate the area which had fallen into a state of neglect and where all sorts of illegal activities were taking place. The place was dirty with overgrown vegetation and was also a health and security risk area.

The idea was to turn the area into a promenade and a fun park where everyone can come and enjoy  with their family and friends.

“After work on the promenade is completed and once all negotiations are finalised with land owners, work on the park will begin,” Mr Andre says.

The Department of Transport is asking for the cooperation of the general public so that the project can be successfully completed.