Fronds make roundabout scheme the pick of the crop

2008-07-18T00:00:00

Layers of gently swaying structural fronds will combine to create a moiré effect along the sides of the carriageway.

A roundabout on the A66 east of Middlesbrough is set to be transformed through this innovative scheme which boasts structural fronds lining the road and “waving in the wind like corn”.

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