The pollution is causing respiratory and heart diseases and contributing to rising road accidents in communities along the road. We're humbly asking the government to intervene and get the contractors to finish the road project so we can get back to business as usual". The residents are urging the government to include their road project in the national road development plans. "We're appealing to the government to expedite the payment to the contractor if that's what's needed to get the road project completed. Our community is really suffering because of the dust, and a finished road would make a huge difference for us".