article_snippet: Construction workers  have been forced to build a £10 million road project around two apartment blocks in China after several families refused to move.
article_snippet: But although work started in December 2011, construction was forced to stop when 10 families refused to accept the compensation offered to allow 10 families properties to be demolished.
article_snippet: This year local council officials lost local council officials patience and ordered the road builders to go around their properties.
article_snippet: Won't budge: Ten families have refused to leave Ten families homes, that are in the path of a new road, until Ten families are offered a fair price .
article_snippet: Road rage: Officials ordered the new thoroughfare to be built around the two buildings 10 families have refused to leave in Yongjia .
article_snippet: In China, it is common practice to ask people to move out of people homes to make way for important public sector developments.
highlights_snippet: 10 families get in the way of £10 million road project in China .
  
highlights_snippet: Officials lose patience and tell road builders to go around the houses .
  
highlights_snippet: Homeowners claim Homeowners are not being offered fair price to relocate .