Anger over lack of action on feared asbestos

Lower Light residents are outraged that material they believe is asbestos has been left on Port Wakefield Rd – four days after 7News exposed the situation.

Last week 7News reported on how residents were concerned about their health and that of motorists on Port Wakefield Rd with broken sheets of the material scattered over the road near homes.

The Transport Department yesterday told the local council it was all clear.

“So I went outside to have a look and sent back photos of the asbestos still in place,” local councilor Terry Keen said.

Lower Light resident Christine Lawrence said it was not good enough.

“Nobody has done anything except put a marker out there so that we can all see where it is and goodness me, we knew where it was in the first place,” she said.

The department today acknowledged some of the material had been missed, and they would finish the job.

While it is yet to be confirmed if the material is asbestos, the Transport Department is proceeding as if it is.

Nearby residents believe the material is coming from trucks on their way to a nearby dump.

Safework SA and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) both said it is a problem for the Transport Department.