West end of Meir tunnel A50 (during construction)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of West end of Meir tunnel A50 (during construction) by Chris Beaver as part of the Geograph project.
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West end of Meir tunnel A50 (during construction)
Image: © Chris Beaver Taken: Unknown
Probably taken during summer 1997. Fifteen years later (December 2012) they have just replaced the original sodium lighting inside the tunnels with ultra-modern and efficient LED units which must be far cheaper to run and therefore are much more environmentally friendly. Such is progress.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.97809
Longitude
-2.105996