Madam Speaker, the Roche Terre Government School is located in the vicinity of the Grand-Gaube Coastal Road B14. This road is approximately 6 metres wide and passes through a densely built-up area. I am informed by the Road Development Authority that pedestrian footpaths have already been constructed wherever feasible over a length of approximately 500 meters along the side of the school, that is, on the left-hand side when travelling towards Grand-Gaube from the Shri Ram Krishna Mandir to the Roche Terre Government School. Madam Speaker, I am further informed that along the existing pedestrian footpath, there are handrails over the majority part of it. I have asked the RDA to consider the possibility of fixing handrails along the remaining footpaths. I am also informed that there is no road reserve in this specific area. As such, it is not feasible to extend the footpath further towards Grand Gaube. The available road corridor is constrained by ancillary structures, including extensions of buildings and other structures supported by boundary walls, which extend close to the edge of the road and limit the space available for the construction of additional pedestrian walkways. This situation makes it difficult to have recourse to land acquisition. Madam Speaker, in view of these constraints, the RDA will carry out a joint site visit with the Traffic Management and Road Safety Unit and the Police by mid-July 2026 to identify appropriate road safety measures that may be implemented to enhance pedestrian safety in the area.

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