Rouge Bouillon reopens after emergency work

Rouge Bouillon In St Helier has reopened after emergency works to fix the "sudden appearance" of a road surface depression, the States of Jersey said.

The "slight dip" in the pavement needed immediate attention to protect public safety, the government said.

The states' infrastructure and environment team said the concave depression near the pavement was probably caused by "the recent spell of hot weather, which may have triggered a failure in the asphalt".

The government said the road was monitored regularly after a sinkhole appeared in 2024 and the road was closed on Thursday evening for repairs.

In December 2024 a sinkhole caused cracks to appear in the walls of a building on the corner of Clarendon Road and Rouge Bouillon, at the bottom of La Pouquelaye after a water main burst.

I&E said the building was considered unsafe due to a risk of collapse.

Concrete was poured into the road to underpin the building and the road reopened in May.

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