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Living near a quarry? Things to consider.

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  • 30-04-2015 11:14am
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    tulx
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭


    Hello everyone!

    I'm considering moving near a Harrington Concrete quarry in Co. Galway (since I'm apparently a new user and can't post links, it's here: 53.410212, -8.931130) and was wondering if someone can share his experience of living quite close to open quarry.
    Do they produce a lot of noise? Are there any issues with dust or extensive traffic? I have just no idea how big of a factor a quarry could be for the local area.
    Any insight would be very much appreciated!


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    djmc
    Registered Users Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭djmc


    I live near a small pencil quarry
    Not a problem with noise and usually quite enough that I wouldn't take any notice.
    If there's a project on during busy times there is more trucks on the road with more mud and dust but that's not too often and just a minor inconvenience.


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    greenpick
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4 ✭greenpick


    I used to live near a quarry and there wasn't much noise from it. There were occasional explosions when they were rock blasting. Sometimes however, we used to get a lot of dust, so we had to clean our windows a lot. It also depends on where you are in relation to the quarry.


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    La Fenetre
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭La Fenetre


    Not much traffic now that construction is in a slump, but there will be considerable heavy lorries at all hours and constant road damage.


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