A road project that required 15 households to leave properties bought by the government is being scrapped, according to reports. The homes were purchased as part of the scheme, but the families living in them were forced to move out. After the relocation, the properties have remained empty for about ten years, with gardens overgrown and the houses left boarded up behind metal fencing, the outlets report. The decision to cancel the road scheme follows the extended period in which the properties have not been used. The reports frame the change as a source of anger for affected families, who say they were displaced for a project that is no longer proceeding. The accounts focus on the impact on the original residents and the condition of the properties during the intervening years, rather than on the reasons for cancelling the project or on any alternative plans for the land. The reports also state that the government spent around £6 million on purchasing the homes linked to the scheme.