M61 interchange, view east, 16 October 1995
M61 interchange, view east (see all photos of the same view)
The viaduct carrying the M65 over the interchange is now well advanced, with all its steelwork in place and some sections of deck also now in situ. At the top and bottom of the picture earthworks are progressing to lay out the embankment for the motorway and cuttings for the roundabout. At the left, a new retaining wall is being built where the eastbound exit sliproad will descend right alongside the motorway.
Structure 14/14a (M61 interchange bridges)
M61 motorway
Walton Summit Motorway
What's new
Farewell GLC lights
Why am I all nostalgic about some street lights being replaced?
Silver bullet
The Silvertown Tunnel is finally open for business. One question remains: what’s it for?
Skid Risk, Accident, Fog
For the first time, we can share pictures of the pioneering experiment that lit up the Worcestershire countryside with enormous signs 61 years ago.
Have you seen...
Liverpool Inner Motorway
There's almost no evidence of Liverpool's 1960's plans for an inner ring road on the ground - but the motorway that never materialised would have been astonishing. The full details on the route, and the missing part the M62, are here.
