A HUGE lorry with a major piece of electricity equipment is on its way from Essex to Surrey.
The lorry left at approximately 7pm last night as National Grid moves a transformer from Tilbury Docks, to its West Weybridge substation, Surrey.
It is expected to arrive at the substation by 4pm tomorrow after making a 24 hour stop.
This will ensure the delivery can be made on Sunday, when there is less traffic on the road, which will help to reduce disruption.
The new piece of equipment which measures 8.2m long x 5.2m wide x 4.4m high and weighs in at 170 tonnes will be installed at the substation to help National Grid continue to deliver electricity to homes and businesses across midlands and beyond.
Here's hoping for a fair wind behind our two latest transformer movements. One going from Tilbury Docks to our substation at West Weybridge, the other from Ellesmere Port in Cheshire to Willenhall in the West Midlands. https://t.co/vWr7MToU4X https://t.co/dJ4uH7OsVg pic.twitter.com/Klw3qRNWc4
— National Grid Media (@Grid_Media) 17 August 2018
On Sunday this abnormal load will travel from Clacket Lane services to Junction 11, Chertsey on the #M25 before heading into the Weybridge area.
— RPU - Surrey Police (@SurreyRoadCops) 18 August 2018
It’s 68meters long over 5m’s wide & over 200t’s in weight travelling at just 12mph. Plan ahead if traveling on the M25 on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/WfqOplE0bp
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