Maubeuge has been blanked out because the R5 Ring Road around Mons is incomplete and there's no direct route via this exit. This is what happens when you put up a sign before the road is built.
Also notice a replacement light column in the distance with an Eleco shaped bowl.
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 31, 2009 by Truvelo
Taken from a bridge about a mile to the east of the GSJ
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 28, 2009 by Truvelo
The same view taken with a bigger lens
Originally uploaded to Coppermine on Jul 28, 2009 by Truvelo