Embankment
High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement, Glossary, abbreviations and references, published by the Department for Transport in 2022, defines an embankment as an: ‘Artificially raised ground, commonly made of rock or compacted soil, on which a new railway or road is constructed.’
A retained embankment is an embankment constructed with additional structural support, usually in the form of a retaining wall.
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