Yarraville and district road users are advised to steer clear of a superload carrying an electrical transformer on Wednesday, July 13.
Commencing its journey at about 9.30pm on Wednesday, July 13, it will travel through the night across metropolitan Melbourne to Yarraville and from Yarraville to Ballarat on the night of Thursday 14 July.
The superload is about 90 metres long and weighs about 390 tonnes.
The journey will impact a number of roads during the first night, including the Princes Highway, Wurundjeri Way, Footscray Road, Moreland Street, Whitehall Street, Somerville Road, Hyde Street, Francis Street and Cemetery Road.
Traffic management officers and load escorts will accompany the superload for the entire journey, making sure that roads are safe during and after the move.
They will help to manoeuvre the vehicle safely around corners, temporarily removing signs and lights, placing steel supports over existing drainage and will then put everything back in place once the superload has passed through.
This is a complex operation and for everyone’s safety, we ask the community to stay well clear when the superload is in transit and when parked. There will be no designated viewing opportunities available.
Details: vicroads.vic.gov.au/superload
Matthew Sims
