P-04-578 Noise Mitigation Works on the M4 to the West of Junction 32 – Correspondence from the Petitioner to the Clerking Team, 07.07.15

Dear Kayleigh Driscoll,

Thank you for resending the letter from Edwina Hart in English.

On reading it I discover that my property is outside the area that is scheduled for noise mitigation! I am horrified as I have by far and away the most noise here. The motorway has been widened and the hard shoulder includes in the lanes so that we can clearly see the traffic and certainly hear it. There is a lip in the road as the traffic passes over the bridge and when a lorry hits that it reverberates around the valley.

I watched and listened to the team discuss my petition and they said they were aware of the noise. After Edwina’s letter stating that we are not in the area for noise abatement work, I would be very grateful if I could have a site visit here to establish the undeniable facts, that the noise is intolerable and not only spoils my life but as a tourist destination it is an embarrassment for Wales!

I hope you can pass this on to the team.

Margaret Watt.