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Wester Hailes, new Union Canal. P1 P2 P3 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 or P10

	W H Canal 6 1024 x 768 153K	The deep excavations behind the fence will soon be filled with canal water and pleasure-seekers on boats.
	W H Canal 7 1024 x 768 74K	This section to the west of Wester Hailes Road has already been linked up with the old canal running past Calder Grove and Calder Crescent.
	W Hailes 6 576 x 768 95K	Facing south, looking up Dumbryden Road which ends just round the bend at Tesco's car park. To the left, behind the fence, the grassy slope leads down to a stretch of the old canal which is blocked by Kingsknowe Road a few hundred metres further east.
	W Hailes 00 1024 x 768 108K	Heavy lifting gear continues the work of reinstating the canal along Hailesland Road near Walker's Wynd.
	W Hailes 02 1024 x 768 142K	Buses turn the corner of Murrayburn Road. Soon this area will be under water and the traffic will cross the new canal bridge visible in front of the Shell Service Station.
	W Hailes Rd 1024 x 768 176K	The water stops here. The canal runs eastwards from Hermiston and Ratho, past Calder Crescent and above Wester Hailes Education Centre and comes to an abrupt halt at the dual-carriageway.
	A720 1024 x 768 141K	Edinburgh City Bypass. When the roadworks are finished, you'll be able to get from one traffic jam to another even quicker. That's progress.
	A720 - Calder 1024 x 768 146K	Looking the other way from the Scott Russell Aqueduct towards the Calder Road. The Pentland Hills can be seen in the distance.
	A720 from Bonaly 1280 x 935 288K	A long lens shot from the Pentland Hills shows the Calder Road and Scott Russell Aqueduct crossing the bypass.

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Wester Hailes, new Union Canal. P1 P2 P3 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 or P10

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