Stanworth Farm underpass, view north, 3 April 1995
Stanworth Farm underpass, view north (see all photos of the same view)
Part of the underpass at Stanworth has been built, with scaffolding and shuttering in place for the diagonal walls where it will emerge from the embankment at the bottom. At the top end of the underpass, work has yet to begin as the haul road passes across the site of the structure. At a later stage the haul road will be diverted over the top of the section that has been built so the rest can be completed.
Structure 21 (Stanworth Farm underpass)
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