Terminal roundabout, view east, 20 July 1995
Terminal roundabout, view east (see all photos of the same view)
The enormous scale of the earthworks on this part of the project can be seen here, with the whole vast width of the road yet to be brought up to its full height. In the distance the bridge across the A49 is well advanced but work is progressing more slowly at the M6 interchange.
Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)
Structure 5 (A49 underbridge)
A49 Wigan Road
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