Walton Summit Motorway, looking east, 14 February 1997
Walton Summit Motorway, looking east (see all photos of the same view)
Surface has now been laid on parts of the motorway and the junction, but in other places - like the approach to the viaduct in the middle of the picture - earthworks and final grading have yet to be finished.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
Walton Summit Motorway
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