About roads.gg
What is roads.gg?
roads.gg is a community-powered platform for tracking road closures in Guernsey. We combine official data from the States of Guernsey with real-time reports from local residents to give you the most up-to-date picture of road conditions on the island.
How It Works
Official Closures
We automatically pull data from the States of Guernsey's official roadworks system. These are shown as orange markers on the map and include planned roadworks, events, and other officially scheduled closures.
User Reports
Anyone can report a road closure they encounter. These are shown as blue markers on the map. User reports are especially valuable for unexpected incidents like accidents, fallen trees, or flooding that aren't in the official system.
Community Voting
Users can vote on reported closures to help verify their accuracy:
- Confirm - The closure is real and still active
- Dispute - The report appears to be incorrect
- Resolved - The road has reopened
Discussion
Each closure has a discussion section where logged-in users can share additional information, ask questions, or provide updates. This helps the community stay informed about changing conditions.
Bus Route Information
Official closures automatically display which bus routes are affected, helping commuters plan alternative travel arrangements. When 5 or more routes are impacted, a warning is shown to highlight significant disruption.
Trust Score System
Every user-reported closure has a trust score that indicates how reliable the report is likely to be. Higher scores mean more trustworthy reports.
How Trust Scores Work
Reports from logged-in users start at 5 points. Anonymous reports start at 1 point.
- Confirm vote: +1 point
- Dispute vote: -1 point
- Resolved vote: No change (but may resolve the closure)
If a closure receives 3 or more "resolved" votes, it's automatically marked as resolved. If the trust score drops below 0, the report is hidden from the map.
Closure Types
Traffic incidents, collisions
Fallen trees blocking roads
Water on roads, flooded areas
Parades, races, public events
Construction, repairs, maintenance
Any other type of closure
Contributing
Help keep Guernsey's roads safe and informed! You can contribute by:
- Reporting closures you encounter
- Voting on existing reports to verify or update them
- Adding photos to help others understand the situation
- Marking closures as resolved when roads reopen
- Joining discussions to share local knowledge and updates
- Reporting inappropriate comments to help keep discussions helpful
Create an Account to start contributing today.
Support the Project
roads.gg is free to use and maintained by the community. If you find it helpful, consider buying us a coffee to help keep the lights on!
Get in Touch
Have questions, found a bug, or want to suggest a feature? We'd love to hear from you!