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.
Structure 20/20a (Riley Green interchange bridges)
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A675 Bolton Road
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