View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting, 17 July 1996
View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting (see all photos of the same view)
Beyond Riley Green interchange, the line of the road is now plain to see well beyond the end of the contract. More material is stored in heaps on the road bed at Stanworth Farm, presumably to be used to complete the embankments at Riley Green once the bridge is finished.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
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