Sydney light rail work leaves damage at Kingsford
Sydney’s light rail project has been caught in more controversy after a Kingsford family claimed workers damaged a brick wall at their house.
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The Reuben family were shocked to find bricks broken from the wall at the front of their Wallace St house after night works for the light rail last week.
Sandbags and safety markers had been placed around the broken wall.
The Reubens’ house is close to Anzac Pde, one of the main routes for the light rail.
Workers were digging up the footpath of Wallace St to lay telecommunications cable.
Sabrina Reuben said the wall was close to toppling and a danger to pedestrians.
Cracks are visible at the base.
She wanted the fence fixed and her family reimbursed.
“We want it properly fixed,” she said.
“There should not be safety cones in the footpath.”
She was also concerned the footpath was left in poor condition and uneven.
The family has lodged a damage claim with the government.
A spokeswoman for the consortium installing the tram network, ALTRAC Light Rail, said it took damage claims seriously.
She said during trenching works, the fence dislodged.
ALTRAC workers had been in regular contact with the Reubens since, she said.
The light rail project has been mired in controversy due to lengthy delays.
The 12km line, which extends from the CBD to Kingsford and Randwick, is one year behind schedule.
Services between Circular Quay and Randwick are expected to begin by December.