The nine-mile border highway project, from US-54 to the Zaragoza Port of Entry, is adding lanes, including a toll lane.

Many residents out in the Lower Valley who live along the highway feel like they are missing out on a part of that project, while their neighbors sit comfortably.

"There's a lot of noise, hectic noise, about 5-6 in the morning," said Martha Martinez, who lives along the Cesar Chavez Border Highway.

The constant pounding outside of Martha Martinez' home has caused more than a headache.

"It brokefour of our windows, like I told the supervisor, I know these are old houses but come on," said Martinez.

The construction on the border highway project in the Lower Valley, however, isn't the only problem.

"They said, they were gonna put those sound barriers all the way down to Fonseca all the way to Delta. Everyone was gonna get them all the way to the edge. Now they say something else?," said Martinez.

The sound barriers she's referring to were put up by TxDot two to three months back. Martinez said she was under the impression the whole stretch of residential areas along the highway would get them -- from Yarbrough to Fonseca -- but the walls were only put up from Yarbrough to Midway.

"It's not right, just one section, and another section they're not going to do it. For me, I don't think that's right," said Martinez.

TxDot says several open houses and public meetings were held, and everyone in the affected area was invited. Discussions were held and surveys were sent out to residents to determine where the barriers should bebuilt.

"There was a lot of noise, and people would cross over a lot and sometimes there would be accidents," said Jose Solis, a resident in the area.

Solis lives along one of the new barriers.

"Now we have more security on who enters. No one can come in," said Solis.

It's a world of difference, one difference that residents like Martha Martinez would like to be a part of.

"I know a lot of people won't go up and say or talk or do nothing about it, but it's bad, it's very bad."

The $54 million dollar project is set to be completed in March 2013.

There is no wordon whether more barriers will be put up in other affected areas.