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ATAGalleryConstructionPeugeot Driving School › July 8th 2006
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The area is looking even closer to completion now.
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These three models have been delivered: a zebra, some hedgehogs, and the Lollipop Lady. Comparing this photo with this concept art shows how closely they resemble the initial drawings.
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A close-up on the zebra.
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And a look at the hedgehogs.
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The bendy traffic cones we saw on June 16th are now on-site.
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Another look at the cones.
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Looking inside the briefing room, you can just about make out a sign on the wall saying "No Bumping".
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Painting of the bridge has begun.
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The sides and the handrail are brown, while the steps themselves have not yet been painted or otherwise covered.
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The view you'll get coming from Fountain Square and heading over the bridge into the rest of Cred Street.
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A look from the opposite side of the construction site.
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Road markings now totally cover the circuit.
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The Car Wash building, aka the old Gingerbread House, now has signage up. No further work has yet been done to the CrowNav.
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The Bubble Wash has more kerbing around it now, and the signage has been decorated further.
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A look at this side of the construction site.
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The signs that were previously on the fence around the site have now reappeared on the wall near the Bubble Wash.
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