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Photograph of a construction site in a valley. A long concrete road viaduct crosses the valley on the left; in the centre of the picture three tall concrete towers have been built to support three new viaducts alongside it.
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The 1960s viaduct at Cefn Coed with three new viaducts being built parallel to it as part of the final A465 dualling project
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Photograph of viaducts under construction at Cefn Coed is taken from an original by Colin Park and used under this Creative Commons licence.

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