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.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 4/4a/4c (M6 interchange bridges)

Structure 5 (A49 underbridge)

Roads visible

A49 Wigan Road

What's new

The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

Silver bullet

The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?

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