Stanworth rock cutting, view east, 14 February 1997

Stanworth rock cutting, view east (see all photos of the same view)

The rock cutting is now complete and the road bed has been created through it; one carriageway now also has one of its initial layers of tarmac in situ. In the distance, a short break in the carriageway just before Stanworth Viaduct marks the transition between the two contracts.

Date
14 February 1997 (see all photos from this date)
Direction of view
East

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