A giant 300-tonne fatberg has caused residents living above it five months of roadworks hell.
The huge blockage has nearly been destroyed after around 520 hours of water jetting to break down the 1,000 metres of clogged-up fat, oil, grease, wipes and sanitary products - that were all flushed down people's toilets.
Back in February, the roadworks began on the road in Birmingham.
And while the majority of the mass has now been cleared, a four-way traffic light system installed has, residents say, made their lives a misery.
The system is likely to continue for another couple of weeks while sewer checks are carried out, reports the Birmingham Mail.
Taxi driver Israr Saddique, said parking problems caused by the roadworks are causing friction among neighbours.
He said: "The same problems are still going on. We keep being told it's another couple of weeks but then it ends up being longer.
"People are moaning when other people park in front of their house.
"I hope it will only be a couple of weeks longer this time, but I'm not confident."
Another local Elizabeth Tuckey, 54, said the noise and smell from the works has left her feeling like she is "living on a building site".
She said: "We've had roadworks here since February and five months later, they're still going on. It's a nightmare.
"If anything, the problems have only got worse. My husband is on palliative care so we have carers coming in three times a day and they have nowhere to park, it's a joke.
"My husband had to go into hospital a couple of months ago and the ambulance had to stop in the middle of the road.
"It's impacting us on a daily basis. With it being so hot at the moment, we've got the windows open and the smell and the noise from the sewer works is awful, it's like living on a building site.
"I know it's got to be done but the amount of time it's taking is a joke."
Bromford and Hodge Hill councillor Majid Mahmood said he had been told the temporary traffic lights would be removed this week - but has since been told by Severn Trent that they will stay in place while engineers monitor the sewer's performance.
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"The biggest headache for residents is when the traffic lights malfunction. There have been several reports of that happening, which is very dangerous for drivers.
"We're very lucky that we haven't had an accident associated with these works.
"A lot of residents aren't happy with the disturbance caused to their daily lives, not just with the Severn Trent works but with the nearby development and the Environment Agency works as well. I do want to thank them for their patience.
"The information I've been given by Severn Trent is that the bulk of the fatberg has now been jetted out, which is good news.
"Hopefully we're now talking days if not weeks until they can get back to their normal lives."
Cllr Mahmood previously told BirminghamLive that residents have complained of a foul smell lingering in the street for decades - leading him to believe the fatberg could have been building up for 20 or 30 years.
Severn Trent said teams had spent approximately 520 hours jetting the blockage over the last six weeks after the fatberg was first discovered back in April.
They couldn't confirm how much money had been spent removing the blockage, nor when the works would end but said it had been an "extremely complicated job", requiring teams to dig holes eight metres deep to access the sewer pipe.
The Severn Trent sewer works have coincided with a separate scheme to improve flood defences as well as a development to build social housing.
