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The construction of the first segment of the Yorkshire section of the M62 motorway, situated between the county boundary of Saddleworth Moor and Outlane.
The construction of the section between Saddleworth and Pole Moor was a complicated task, given the inhospitable conditions of its hilly terrain, numerous peat bogs, and undesirable weather. To build this section of the motorway, large amounts of material had to be excavated, consisting of solid rock and peat, which had to be cut from the rock strata and was eventually deposited on hillsides adjac…
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