Pier Road, South Hill and Fort Regent remain closed in Jersey

Pier Road, South Hill and Fort Regent will remain closed until further notice, following the explosion that destroyed a block of flats in Jersey’s capital St Helier.

 

Work is underway to move the cordon and open these roads to members of the public, with an update expected around midday.

An exclusion zone had been in place since the blast happened in the early hours of Saturday (10 December) morning, but the area has now partially re-opened.

Commercial buildings and Mount Bingham have been reopened and Pier Road, South Hill and Fort Regent will remain closed until further notice. Credit: States of Jersey Police

Pier Road car park will also remain closed and people who work in town are being urged find alternative ways to get into the office.

It is because parking capacity will be much reduced and officials are expecting ‘significant travel disruption’.