View east from Brimmicroft footbridge to Riley Green, 10 January 1996
View east from Brimmicroft overbridge to Riley Green (see all photos of the same view)
From here the motorway cutting and the shape of the interchange appear close to completion, but on closer inspection there is still a lot to be done.
Structure 19a (Brimmicroft overbridge)
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
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