Blue Zone: Parking will be regulated starting next Tuesday in Marigot

You have just a few more days to pick up your blue disc. Starting Tuesday, September 1, drivers parking on certain streets in Marigot will be required to place it on the dashboard and limit their parking time to 90 minutes.

Last July, the Collectivité reinstated the blue zone system, which was first introduced ten years ago. The principle is simple: drivers who park are not allowed to stay in the same spot for more than 1 hour and 30 minutes. They must place a blue parking disc on the vehicle’s dashboard indicating their arrival time. Failure to comply will result in a fine issued by the territorial police.

In July and August, the discs were distributed, and residents of Saint Martin were invited to try out the system, which will become mandatory next Tuesday. The measure applies to 166 parking spaces in Marigot on Rue de la République, Rue du Général de Gaulle, and Rue du Président Kennedy, as well as on Boulevard Hubert Petit across from the West Indies Mall and Boulevard de France (only on the side with shops).

Parking spaces in the blue zone are marked by specific road markings and traffic signs. Parking is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. From 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m., as well as on Sundays and holidays, parking is free without a parking disc.
Starting September 1, failure to display a parking disc will constitute a violation punishable by a fixed fine of €17 and the towing of the vehicle.
Residents of Saint-Martin can obtain a parking disc at the Collectivité building, the territorial police station in Marigot, as well as at Cadisco gas stations and the Blue Point station in Galisbay.