New puffin pedestrian crossing opens in Braddan after five weeks of work

A new puffin pedestrian crossing has now opened in Braddan after five weeks of work. The work was completed by building company JCK, and was delivered on schedule and on budget. Braddan Commissioners ‘came together’ on Thursday to mark the opening of the crossing by imitating the famous Beatles walk on Abbey Road in 1969.

Chairman of Braddan Commissioners, Andrew Jessopp, said: ‘It’s great to have a slightly light-hearted approach to this matter but the last few months have been quite stressful for us. ‘We always knew that a crossing was part of the planning conditions for our new community centre, but initially we were led to believe that a simple zebra crossing would be sufficient. ‘The Department of Infrastructure then instructed us that we required a more costly puffin crossing and it’s a shame that some politicians took it as an opportunity to take the edge off the Commissioners Roundhouse project, which really wasn’t helpful to the Authority, our tenants, our parishioners and users of the facility.



‘Thankfully the building is open and growing from strength to strength, with some fantastic events already having been held and there being great plans for the future.’.