View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting, 12 January 1995
View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting (see all photos of the same view)
The shape of Riley Green interchange is starting to emerge in the foreground. In the distance, the end of contract 1 is clearly visible; with work yet to start on contract 2, the construction site ends in a field just short of the woods.
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