{"id":63104,"date":"2024-06-10T18:59:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=63104"},"modified":"2024-06-10T18:46:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T08:46:22","slug":"noise-dust-and-relocations-have-driven-south-geelong-to-their-wits-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=63104","title":{"rendered":"Noise, dust and relocations have driven South Geelong to their wits end"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Patience is wearing thin for residents living near track and road works in South Geelong with more through-the-night works imminent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents will have to endure a winter construction blitz on the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds duplication from June 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Works throughout the day and night will be carried out along a 8km stretch of track between South Geelong Station to Breakwater Rd, and from Marshalltown Rd to Waurn Ponds Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Regional Rail Revival spokesman said it anticipated the construction blitz to end, and the South Geelong and Marshall stations to open, in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents in South Geelong, like Mary Ramia, have had enough of the project which has affected their lives for more than two years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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South Geelong resident Mary Ramia is worried about the noise from the 24 hour track works as part of the Geelong Line Upgrade. Picture: Brad Fleet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Ramia said it had been a \u201cnightmare\u201d having to endure the noise, dust and the amount of rehoming to accommodate the road and track works which have been going since early 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 57-year-old said while her experiences with the community liaison team associated with the project had been \u201cgreat\u201d, communication about the works had been woeful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs a resident, the communication has been lacking,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey put out flyers each month to tell you what\u2019s going on but it\u2019s very high-level kind of stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe noise and the dust and everything has just been horrendous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To compensate for the works, it is understood residents in Verner, Carr and Strong streets have all been offered temporary accommodation at the Vue Apartments and R Hotel at different points throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those living near the track who are affected by the noise can apply for temporary accommodation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the Geelong Advertiser posed questions regarding how much rehoming residents had cost taxpayers, the Regional Rail Revival refused to answer.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Residents have been offered temporary relocation because of upgrades to the South Geelong railway station and track duplication. Picture: Alan Barber<\/p>\n\n\n

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Day and night works will start from June 15 through to mid-July in parts of a 8km section of track works. Picture: Alan Barber<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesman said: \u201cWe thank the community for their continued patience during these important upgrades to local rail and road infrastructure, with the finishing line now in sight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Ramia said she was one of a number of residents who had been moved multiple times because of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been relocated twice (to accommodation) and we will be again,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She spent two weeks in the serviced apartments just prior to Easter, and a further three nights on another occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Ramia said works continued throughout the night even once she had returned home, with the whirring sound of the generators keeping her up throughout the night at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know people probably think \u2018you live on a train line surely you\u2019re used to noise,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut the trains go past, it\u2019s gone, it\u2019s quick.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road works have turned quiet suburban streets into major commuter thoroughfares, according to Ms Ramia, pointing out the frustration of residents along Verner St who now contend with a heavy stream of traffic daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Regional Rail Revival has warned about 10,000 local stakeholders about track works and road closures since the project started in early 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Herald Sun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Track duplication and station upgrades in South Geelong have caused a litany of issues for residents, who are taking up taxpayer funded accommodation to escape the noise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":63105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,163,186],"tags":[4598,9948,8],"class_list":["post-63104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-rail-industry-news-australia-new-zealand","category-v-line","tag-geelong","tag-south-geelong-to-waurn-ponds-duplication","tag-victoria"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t