View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting, 2 June 1997

View east from Riley Green interchange to Stanworth rock cutting (see all photos of the same view)

East from Riley Green the motorway is now looking almost complete, though it stops abruptly at the contract interface, beyond which progress is not so well advanced.

Date
Direction of view
East
Structures visible

Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)

Roads visible

A674 Chorley Road

A675 Bolton Road

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