Unbelievable - Couple refuse to move home but road still built around it

[iwasthere1972]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/couple-refuses-move-apartment-building-lies-middle-roadway-article-1.1206400

:greengrin

It's still in better condition than the Yams main stand.

[HH81]

There is a house in middle of m62 and cars have to go round it.

[LancashireHibby]

There is a house in middle of m62 and cars have to go round it.
Unfortunately it's an urban myth that he refused to move - because of the lie of the land, they wouldn't have been able to build the motorway where his house stands anyway.

[HH81]

Unfortunately it's an urban myth that he refused to move - because of the lie of the land, they wouldn't have been able to build the motorway where his house stands anyway.

So is it, I always though it was true. You have ruined my night Matt :-)

[LancashireHibby]

So is it, I always though it was true. You have ruined my night Matt :-)
I prefer to cling on to the myth as well to be honest!

[Speedy]

I saw this the other day, it looks like the house from 'up' has been dropped in the middle of the road.

[Gatecrasher]

similar thing happened up north when they built trumps golf course :devil:

[Scouse Hibee]

Unfortunately it's an urban myth that he refused to move - because of the lie of the land, they wouldn't have been able to build the motorway where his house stands anyway.

:agree: They could not build the East bound carriage way at the same height as the West bound due to subsidence and other geographical problems, so the motorway constructors decided it would be best to build it at a lower level. The farmer would have liked to have gone, but nobody would buy the land for obvious reasons.