Truck Trap
Introduction
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Truck Trap
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 23 Jun 2007
This concrete device is the over the top method that the local council has introduced to stop lorries using Hareshill Road as a short cut to and from the M62. With the high cost of fuel today no wonder the local businesses are unhappy about the six mile detour it takes their vehicles to get to the motorway.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.57569
Longitude
-2.218035