View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane, 16 October 1995
View west from Marsh Lane to Sandy Lane (see all photos of the same view)
Between Sandy Lane and Marsh Lane, the motorway runs almost at ground level, and without earthworks to build, work has started early on constructing the road bed. In the distance, a first course of tarmac has been laid for a short length.
Structure 16 (Sandy Lane overbridge)
Structure 17 (Marsh Lane overbridge)
Structure 17a (Marsh Farm overbridge)
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