M6/A6 interchange culvert works, view west, 2 June 1997

M6/A6 interchange culvert works, view west (see all photos of the same view)

Earthworks on the vast embankments surrounding the M6 are now complete, though not yet landscaped and seeded. One of the two sliproads has been laid out and surfaced.

Date
Direction of view
West
Roads visible

A6 Preston Road

M6 motorway

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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