Dromana locals demand sound barriers on Mornington Peninsula Freeway to reduce traffic noise
CONSTANT noise from Mornington Peninsula Freeway traffic is getting so bad it’s making people sick, say the frustrated Dromana residents appealing to VicRoads to fix the problem.
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CONSTANT noise from Mornington Peninsula Freeway traffic is getting so bad it’s making people sick, say the frustrated Dromana residents appealing to VicRoads to fix the problem.
Greg Spence and Bev Grace told the Leader the noise was making life unbearable for nearby families.
They said locals had had a gutful and were demanding noise barriers be installed from Latrobe Pde to Nepean Highway.
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“We’ve had enough of the noise. People are getting sick,” Ms Grace said. “The noise goes right up Arthurs Seat. It’s terrible.”
Mr Spence said the noise was so bad it was taking its toll on stressed-out residents, but so far calls for action had “fallen on deaf ears”.
Mornington Peninsula Shire strategy and climate change executive manager Davey Smith said the council had been advocating for noise reduction on sections of the freeway for years.
“Council would support any initiative by VicRoads to come up with a suitable noise attenuation solution,” Mr Smith said.
Nepean Liberal candidate Russell Joseph said urgent action was needed. He said residents along the freeway from Safety Beach to Rosebud had been enduring “unacceptable and increasing levels of noise pollution” for more than 20 years.
“Our community simply want this issue to be addressed and for the public health impact on thousands of residents to be taken seriously by funding urgent noise attenuation works to the freeway,” Mr Joseph said.
In a brief statement, a VicRoads spokesperson said extensive sound testing had been done along that section of the freeway and was “continuing to work with residents in line with our traffic noise reduction policy”.
VicRoads said its noise measurements showed the section of the freeway was above the 68 Db threshold — meeting consideration for construction of noise barriers — and it would consider the matter as part of its budget processes.
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