A MULTI-SITE option for replacing the Island s existing General Hospital has been put forward by ministers.Plans include an acute inpatient hospital at Overdale, and outpatient facilities at Kensington Place and Gloucester Street.However, the draft f.
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The demolition of Jersey s Bowls Club (JBC) on Westmount Road could threaten islanders Commonwealth Games ambitions.
Under the current plans to build the island s new hospital at Overdale, the JBC would have to be demolished to allow the widening of Westmount Road.
I don t think anyone objects to the fact that Jersey needs a new hospital and were certainly not political, we don t mind where the site is and that s not for us to weigh in on. Our issue is there is a club here, there s 100 members, 550 bowlers in Jersey and the uncertainty is killing us, so from our perspective we need some answers.
The new hospital at Overdale will be accessed by Westmount Road. Credit: ITV Channel TV
The politicians scrutinising plans for Jersey s new hospital have demanded to see detailed designs for the proposed access route.
The Constable of St Helier is also calling for any green spaces or trees lost to the project to be replaced.
It comes as the States is being asked to approve Westmount Road as the main access route to the Overdale site at its next meeting on 9 February.
In order to accommodate increased traffic volumes, the road up to it will need to be rebuilt, three nearby homes will need to be demolished, and the Jersey Bowls Club will need to move.
The Future Hospital Review Panel wants see detailed drawings of the scheme, as well as information about how nearby properties will be affected.