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Photograph of a construction site in a valley. A long concrete road viaduct crosses the valley on the left; in the centre of the picture three tall concrete towers have been built to support three new viaducts alongside it.
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The 1960s viaduct at Cefn Coed with three new viaducts being built parallel to it as part of the final A465 dualling project
Picture credits
Photograph of viaducts under construction at Cefn Coed is taken from an original by Colin Park and used under this Creative Commons licence.
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