Vol 53 No 19 | Thursday, July 11, 2024 | www.times.co.nz
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Busway ‘rattles’ resident By CHRIS HARROWELL
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woman who lives beside the path of the Eastern Busway says her home has suffered damage due to vibration from the ongoing use of heavy machinery. But Auckland Transport (AT) says it’s had a professional report investigating her concerns carried out and it found there’s been no
“obvious changes to the condition of her property”. Roselyn Chand lives in a unit in Roseburn Place, Pakuranga. Work is being carried out along Ti Rakau Drive for the busway project and part of it is happening on a site directly beside her backyard. Chand believes the vibration from machinery used on the site has caused her roof tiles to shift, leading to water getting into the
ceiling and her home. When the Times recently visited her unit, the noise from the nearby busway work was loud and constant. The carpet in numerous rooms inside the home, including the bedrooms of Chand and her granddaughter, were wet to the touch. The walls were cold and damp and black mould was present on the kitchen walls.
“This the seventh week,” Chand says. “Our roof has been damaged by the big machinery. “It’s diggers and rollers and it’s shaking and cracking and big noise. “Water started coming in my unit everywhere. My carpets and everything has been destroyed. “At night even my ceiling is soaked with water the past six weeks.” > Continued on page 3
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