Luas repairs or maintenance

errlloyd

Hi all, I live at Charlemont in a ground floor apartment right next to where the Luas comes down the slope from the bridge to street level. It's a pretty loud place to live in general but you get used to it so it's not too bad.

The problem I have was last night they were doing something to the line right outside my window. I'd say I am about 6 metres from the track. It seemed to involve welding the track, or at least blowing it with some sort of torch. The welder was powered by a generator that was making a huge amount of noise and the light from the torch when it sparked was literally like someone flashing a camera into my room in a strobe like effect every minute or. I have curtains, but they were doing nothing.

I got basically got no sleep until around 5 in the morning when they finished up.

Does anyone know if that sounds like routine maintenance or an extraordinary repair? There was nothing scheduled on their website. If it is routine I think I'll have to buy blinds or something because I presume they'll be back. I don't really want to be nimby resident who complains, but I wish they could erect some sort of tent or blocker to prevent the light from hitting windows at night it was really bad.

bk

You should probably contact them and check. But sounds more like an emergency repair rather then regular maintenance.

If it is ongoing I'd recommend a face mask and ear plugs. I've had to use them myself from time to time and they can work well once you get use to them.