View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting, 10 January 1996
View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting (see all photos of the same view)
From here the scale of the embankment carrying the motorway from Riley Green towards Stanworth can be seen. It has now reached approximately its full height. In the distance, the vast work compound is visible.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
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