Sleepless in Kapiti: locals erect fake road signs to slow trucks on new expresswayROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF A noise action group has sprung into action to protest the new Kapiti expressway's lack of sound dampeningA group of sleep-deprived Kapiti Coast residents have put up fake road signs in a desperate attempt to quieten the trucks rumbling past their bedroom windows along the new expressway. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Raumati resident Nick Fisher was among a group of sleep-deprived locals who put up fake road signs along the Kapiti expressway on Friday to quell the noise from trucks. READ MORE:* Build a wall: Kapiti resident fed up with expressway noise* Traffic finally flows onto $630m Kapiti Expressway* Expressway noise a divisive issueHe accused the New Zealand Transport Agency of failing to act on residents' complaints, and said they were sick of waiting for a solution. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Fisher, centre, and fellow protesters put the finishing touches on one of their fake road signs. MAARTEN HOLL/STUFF The $630 million Kapiti expressway north of Wellington opened to traffic in February.

Source: Stuff July 28, 2017 06:45 UTC