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'The Heads of the Valleys road swallowed part of my garden'

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Heads of the Valleys road officially opens on Thursday for the first time in 23 years .

The 28-mile improvement is designed to bring prosperity to one of the UK 's most deprived areas.

People living near the A465 in Merthyr Tydfil say they are still fighting with the Welsh government about the new road's impact on their homes.

John Watkeys says he has had to "restart the garden from scratch" after three years of construction work.

Almost 70 structures have been built across the upgraded route between Abergavenny and Hirwaun in Rhondda Cynon Taf .

Workers planted 285,000 trees to mitigate its significant environmental impact.

"They've spent billions on a road which was much-needed, but not put right the damage they've caused this house," says Daryl 's daughter Julie .

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80

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English

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