There will be disruptions to traffic as a heavy vehicle makes its way to Tocumwal.
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A heavy vehicle 69.5m long and 4.5m wide will make its way through the Goulburn Valley.
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The oversized vehicle, transporting a power transformer, will make its way to Tocumwal from the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley over one night and day of travel.
The load left the Wilson Transformer Company at 10pm on Monday, May 26, and will arrive in Tocumwal on the NSW border at about 2pm on Wednesday, May 28.
There will be significant disruptions to traffic along the route at times.
The load arrived at the Beveridge rest area early on Tuesday morning, May 27.
It will set off again early on Wednesday, leaving Beveridge at about 5.30am and travelling north through Seymour, Shepparton, Nathalia and Numurkah.
Once the load arrives in Tocumwal, NSW Police will take over co-ordination for the remainder of its journey through NSW.
The route the heavy vehicle will be taking to get to Tocumwal.
The load travels up to 60km/h, and will slow down to about 5km/h when travelling over bridges or around corners.
Due to its width, the load will take up the entire width of some roads; however, there will be limited opportunities to pass under supervision of the specialist support crew.
Traffic management officers and load escorts will accompany the load for the entire journey, making sure 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 load has passed through.
The Department of Transport and Planning has asked motorists to be patient when encountering the load in transit, and to follow the direction of the traffic controllers escorting the load.
There will be no designated viewing opportunities available, so people should stay clear for their own safety when the load is in transit and when parked.
Stopping on the freeway to view the load is illegal.
Drivers who don’t follow the direction of traffic management will delay the complex operation, and may put themselves and others at risk.
Penalties may be enforced by the police and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator.
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