CAMPAIGNERS calling for a noisy road to be repaired and resurfaced will have to wait months for the work to be carried out.

People living at Normandy Way, Marchwood, say they are being kept awake at night by the "horrendous" sound of HGVs driving over large potholes.

Families fear the number of lorry movements will continue to rise as activity at the nearby Sea Mounting Centre increases.

In a statement Hampshire County Council confirmed that work needs doing - but said it was not due to be carried out until next spring.

The delay has angered residents, who claim their lives are being "blighted by inaction".

Marchwood county councillor David Harrison said: "After weeks of pressing, the county council agreed to bring forward a road resurfacing job, which should go some way to reducing noise nuisance.

"But we still don't have a start date and residents are suffering from constant noise, all day and night.

"I fear the worst because lorry movements are set to increase, particularly with the development of the Sea Mounting Centre for commercial use."

As reported in the Daily Echo, residents have formed an action group called Normandy Way Fight for Change.

Posting online one woman said: "The noise was horrendous early this morning. The clattering was awful, sounded like someone was dragging thousands of metal cans behind them."

Another added: "It's like living in a constant thunderstorm."

Some residents are calling for a 20mph speed limit to be imposed between 11pm and 7am.

One woman said: "We are struggling to get any help with the constant noise from HGVs travelling at high speed.

"The road is fractured from the heavy traffic and this increases the thundering noise, which continues 24 hours a day.

"The crashing as the lorries hit potholes and drains sounds like mashing metal."

Cllr Russell Oppenheimer, the county council's executive member for highway operations, said an inspection had revealed "several areas" where the road surface was deteriorating.

He added: "Work is being planned to strengthen the road structure and to undertake resurfacing between Main Road and Old Cracknore Close.

"While an exact date for this work is yet to be finalised, it is currently scheduled for Spring 2022.”

Cllr Harrison said: "The delay is unacceptable. People are being denied the chance to sleep at night. This is a basic human rights issue."