Homes on Wales' most polluted street are set to be bought for 150% of their value then knocked down.
Caerphilly County Borough Council have been under pressure to improve air quality on the A472 in Crumlin, where nitrogen dioxide levels from traffic are the highest in the UK outside of London.
A final plan now recommends buying and demolishing the 23 properties on Hafod-yr-ynys, offering owners 150% of the value of their homes. Residents have previously described what it was like living there .
Twenty homes on Woodside Terrace and three nearby properties have been earmarked for compulsory purchase and demolition to tackle the problem.
Residents had previously expressed concern that the plans could leave them out of pocket.
The demolition will take place in 2022, and an additional home loss payment, which will amount to 10% of the original market value, will also be offered to homeowners.
The plans will be presented to the council's environment scrutiny committee next week before being referred to the cabinet for a final vote.
Martin Brown, 71, has lived on Woodside Terrace for nearly 50 years, and says the traffic problems have become unmanageable for him and his wife who has mobility problems.
He previously said he would "go tomorrow" if he was offered 50% more than the market valuation he received earlier this year.
"I'm happy with it," Martin said. "As soon as we can get everything really settled we cannot wait to go. The majority of us on the street want to go. I think there is only one person in the whole street who wants to stay."
Martin said he had been upset by comments he had seen on social media suggesting the residents were motivated by greed.
"I have been here for 50 years," he said. "If it was greed then what we were offered is a pittance. If we didn't get that extra 50% I would be living in a pig shed - I'm sorry to be so dramatic."
The A472, which begins at Hafod-Yr-Ynys Road, is the only road that links the Ebbw and Afod Lwyd valleys other than the M4 (10 miles to the south), or the Heads of the Valleys Road (10 miles to the north).
As a result, the road has become a major artery for traffic of all types.
Caerphilly Council have come under pressure to solve the area's pollution issue in order to comply with the EU's Ambient Air Quality Directive.
This latest report outlines the council's preferred option but still has to be formally agreed by the council's cabinet.
Caerphilly council’s cabinet are due to formally decide which option to pursue at a meeting next week before it submits the plan to the Welsh Government.
