Stanworth rock cutting, view west, 14 February 1997
Stanworth rock cutting, view west (see all photos of the same view)
The shape of the new motorway can now be seen at Stanworth, with drainage gulleys being installed on the slopes of the rock cutting. At the bottom of the picture, the carriageways run out at the boundary fence where contract 2 begins.
Date
14 February 1997
(see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
West
What's new
The sunlit uplands
On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.
Grand openings
Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.
Silver bullet
The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?
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Abbreviations
How do you describe a road? One way is to use these engineering abbreviations, much loved by the UK's community of road enthusiasts.
