Cuerden embankment, view north, 17 July 1996

Cuerden embankment, view north (see all photos of the same view)

The enormous embankment at Cuerden, in the foreground, is now nearing completion. In the distance, the south-facing sliproads at M6 junction 29 have been closed for demolition.

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