Residents told the Journal of their concerns about noise levels and trucks using engine brakes since the tollway opened in June.

They said their complaints had fallen on deaf ears and, nearly a year later, problems hadn't been resolved.

A spokesman for ConnectEast said land reserved for the had been "clearly detailed in the Melway for 40 years".

Dandenong resident Angela Thonbury said "absolutely nothing" had been done to fix noise problems.

She said she wrote to ConnectEast last year detailing her concerns but was yet to receive a reply.

A noise wall erected near her home made little difference, she said.

She had problems sleeping because of the noise and said possums scared of the vibration from the tollway were coming on to her property.

Wantirna South resident Jessica Nicholson said the noise wall near her home was inadequate and she no longer invited friends over for barbecues because they had to "yell to hear each other".

A group of Vermont East residents living along Abbey Walk complained about noise seeping through a 20-metre "gap" in EastLink's noise walls. The gap is between a large dirt mound and a noise wall south of Canterbury Road.

Resident Peter Nash said the noise coming through the gap was affecting people physically.

"People are being woken at five in the morning because of the prominence of truck engine brakes".

Bayswater MP Heidi Victoria called on ConnectEast to be "good neighbours" and construct a noise wall to fill the gap in Vermont East.

"The ambient noise is not the problem, you can get used to that.

"It's in the dead of the night when someone slams on their engine brakes that breaks the sleep."

A spokesman for ConnectEast said it would continue to meet its contractual obligations in relation to noise attenuation on the tollway.

"EastLink was constructed along an established freeway reserve that was clearly detailed in the Melway for 40 years. We can understand that some residents who chose to settle close to the reserve are still adjusting to the changed noise environment."

He said ConnectEast had met residents on an ongoing basis to discuss their concerns and as a result had implemented many measures in good faith.