FRUSTRATED residents have had sleepless nights because of noisy late-night roadworks going on past midnight.

Neighbours claim BT Openreach has been working after midnight throughout the week, starting at 10 pm and sometimes finishing into the early hours of the morning.

The works have been happening past midnight throughout the week, disturbing residents around the Droitwich Road area.

John Dean, managing director at the Alma Tavern, said: "These works have been going on since the start of the week, beginning at around 10pm every night and lasting anywhere between an hour to three hours.

"I was staying in the accommodation last night (Wednesday 3 March) above the pub and the lights were illuminating the entirety of Droitwich road outside the pub.

"I understand fully that there is always regular works that need to be attended to and they serve an important purpose, but I have to question the timing these works needed to take place at.

"Surely there must have been a more reasonable time they could have carried this out."

Worcester News: The Alma Tavern. Picture Credit: Google Street View.The Alma Tavern. Picture Credit: Google Street View.

Reports have also suggested the works were affecting the electrics in homes around the area at the time of the repairs in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, February 3).

A spokesperson for Openreach said: “We’re building a new, full-fibre network to give local communities access to gigabit-capable broadband.

"Our full-fibre build has already reached more than 55,000 homes and businesses across Worcestershire, who can now order some of the UK’s fastest, most reliable broadband from their chosen provider.

 “This huge build continues and this week, our engineers are busy working in the Droitwich Road area, which has involved some night working.

"We try to keep night working to a minimum as we appreciate it can be disruptive, but the alternative can mean even greater disruption during the working day or the work not being permitted to go ahead at all.

 “We’ve stressed to our teams on the ground the importance of keeping noise to an absolute minimum and we’re very sorry for any disruption caused.”