Sandy Lane overbridge, view north, 16 October 1995
Sandy Lane overbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
Progress at Sandy Lane since the last set of photographs three months ago has not been great, but some small welfare buildings have appeared in the cutting below, perhaps indicating that work is about to start on the new bridge.
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
B5256 Sandy Lane
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