ST. GEORGE - A dirt pit sits between neighborhoods off Hoo Shoo Too Road in St. George. Some residents are speaking with 2 On Your Side about the construction work, saying it's dusty and loud. 

It's the price they're paying for progress elsewhere. Beverly Gremillion's home backs up to the work. She can see trucks and heavy machinery working over her fence line.

"I feel violated is what I feel," said Gremillion.

The work has been ongoing since May. Gremillion says nearly all of the trees have been cleared and there are mounds of dirt. Every so often, she hears a loud banging noise, the sound of a dump truck. 

"All the time, from 6:30 in the morning until five in the afternoon; it's this horrible bam-bam," said Gremillion.

Tracy Boone of Boone Services, LLC owns the land. Trucks load up with dirt and drive it to Jefferson Highway, where crews are building the Jones Creek Extension MOVEBR project. When it's complete, the four-lane road will connect Jones Creek Road from Tiger Bend to Airline Highway. The dirt from the dirt pit will be used to build the new road's base. Dirt from the area along Jefferson Highway is being taken back to the Hoo Shoo Too Road location to fill the hole. It's a dirt swap.

A neighbor of Gremillion's, who doesn't want to be identified in this story, says she is caught up in the noise, too.

"We have constant dump trucks coming in, going out," she said.

A mountain of dirt towers over the fence across the street from her. 

"This could go on for a good while; I think they could get dirt from someplace other than a residential location," she said.

The contractor says they have about 90 more hauling days to go. Every time it rains, depending on how much, they have to stop, further delaying the work. To make up for lost time, they work seven days a week when they can.

The work has created a perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes, which have infiltrated Gremillion's property. They cover the back of her house.

"I can't go outside, can't utilize my backyard, my husband can't cut the grass; it's just not fair to be up early in the morning listening to that," said Gremillion.

The city of Baton Rouge says there is no rule that says the contractor can't work seven days a week. The contractor says they run a water truck on the job to take care of the dust near the roadway. 

Once the job is complete, Boon Services says it has no intention of developing the property; it's strictly moving dirt for one of their projects.