M6 construction Madeley Heath JLP01_01_165_58

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M6 Motorway, M6, Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. A view of the construction of the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), looking north-west at Walton's Wood near Madeley Heath, on Section D of the motorway, showing a Laing excavator at work in the foreground.
The work on the Birmingham to Preston Motorway (M6), between junctions J13 to J16 started in June 1960 and was carried out by John Laing Construction Ltd. This section at Walton's Wood presented geological problems for the construction team with an embankment failing when severe slipping occurred in 1961. By October 1963, remedial works on the embankment were completed. This photograph was published in June 1963 in Laing's monthly newsletter Team Spirit
Copyright © Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Media ID 24091667
Date: 22nd November 2021
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: Historic England Archive
Owner URL: https://images.historicenglandservices.org.uk/
Credit: A© Historic England Archive. Joh
Image Size: 7256 x 5462 Pixels
Filesize is 5.51MB
Associated Categories: M6 Motorway
Associated Categories: Moving the earth
Keywords: 1960s, civil engineering, construction, excavation, machinery, motorway, road