Neighbours kept up by 'horrendous' roadworks noise

People living in a suburb have said the "horrendous" noise of late-night roadworks is keeping them up at night.

Resurfacing works are taking place near the junction of Queens Drive and Dovedale Road in Mossley Hill, Liverpool.

Residents said workers started at 20:00 BST and did not finish until 04:00 for two days last week. Liverpool City Council has been contacted for comment.

Mother-of-one Sophie Hough, who lives a couple of doors away from the roadworks, said: "The noise has been horrendous."

She added: "I've got an 18-month-old daughter and am pregnant with my second, and it goes on until 04:00.

"They've been digging up the tarmac.

"You can hear the trucks reversing, the orange flashing lights have been going on.

"My daughter has been absolutely distraught.

"Most nights, we end up taking her out between 21:30 and 22:00, to get her asleep away from the home."

She said the council did tell residents the Friday before it started.

"But at that point, what did they expect me to do? Find alternative accommodation?"

Liberal Democrat councillor Richard Kemp said: "I was talking to a lady whose husband has quite severe dementia who needs routine – if she'd had more notice, she could have helped change that routine over a few days.

"A number of people along here have babies, it's very difficult to get them to sleep while the noise was going on."

He added: "If I thought it was essential that the work was done at night, I would have made a point at knocking at every door and telling people."

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