Stanworth rock cutting, view west, 12 December 1997
Stanworth rock cutting, view west (see all photos of the same view)
Stanworth rock cutting is actually just out of sight at the bottom of the picture. In the middle distance is Riley Green Interchange, a deceptively complex part of the project where some parts were only finished in the last couple of months.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
Structure 21 (Stanworth Farm underpass)
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