ðeɪ wɜː dᵻlˈeɪd baɪ ðə nˈiːd tʊ ᵻvˈɪkt skwˈɑːɾɚz hˌuː bˈɪlt ðɛɹ kˈɑːɾɪdʒᵻz ɔnðə ɹˈaɪɾʌvwˈeɪ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹˈiːviəs jˈɪɹz ænd tə ɹᵻpˈɛɹ dˈæmɪdʒ kˈɔːzd baɪ θˈiːvz ænd nˈeɪtʃɚ.
They were delayed by the need to evict squatters who built their cottages on the right-of-way during the previous years and to repair damage caused by thieves and nature.