Sandy Lane overbridge, view east, 17 July 1996
Sandy Lane overbridge, view east (see all photos of the same view)
Progress continues to be slow at Sandy Lane and the picture here is not much changed since the last photographs three months ago. However, steelwork has now arrived for the bridge spans.
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
B5256 Sandy Lane
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