A6 overbridge, view north, 12 January 1995
A6 overbridge, view north (see all photos of the same view)
The Preston Road roundabout has been removed entirely, and a temporary diversion built to carry the A6 around the site of the future bridge across the motorway. Excavations are now beginning to create foundations for the bridge.
Structure 7 (A6 overbridge)
A6 Preston Road
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?
Have you seen...
The Heads of the Valleys
The A465 Heads of the Valleys Road is one of the most spectacular trunk roads in the UK, and building it required some of the most remarkable civil engineering. This is the story of how the road was built in the 1960s, and how it's being rebuilt today.
