Walton Summit Motorway, looking east, 21 October 1996
Walton Summit Motorway, looking east (see all photos of the same view)
The Walton Summit Motorway is seen here closed to traffic, with some heavy plant positioned on the road and the roundabout in the distance. The M61 interchange is now taking shape, though not all of the new roundabout has yet been laid out.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
Walton Summit Motorway
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