⚠️ 508t abnormal load this weekend! Police will be holding traffic. The 5.8m wide load is to travel from Stafford to Ellesmere Port on 24 - 26th Oct. It will be escorted by police and will be slow. Expect delays. The 96m long vehicle departs GE Vernova's factory in Stafford at 08:00. Saturday route (Staffs): • Ranshaw Dr to Riverway by Hough Retail Park • A34 via Lichfield Rd & Queensway passed Stafford centre • A518 via Lammascote Rd, Weston Rd & Beaconside • A34 north via Stone Rd • A34 contraflow passed Stone • Back onto A34 north at Darlaston • Continues on A34 via Trentham & Hanford • A527 & A52 contraflow around Newcastle-under-Lyme centre (via 'Fountains Roundabout') • Back onto A34 via Lower Street & Liverpool Rd • A34 from Newcastle Rd onto Congleton Rd at Talke (via 'Box Crossroads') • A34 into Padgbury Ln & Box Ln in Congleton, Cheshire • It will stop for the night in the A54 area Sunday route (Cheshire): • A54 Marsh Ln into Holmes Chapel • Turns into Manor Ln • A535 via Macclesfield Rd • Crosses A50 into B5308 via Middlewich Rd • Back onto A54 • Crosses over M6 Jct 18 at Middlewich Interchange • A54 via Holmes Chapel Rd into Middlewich • Continues along A54 via St Michael's Way, Newton's Bank & Chester Rd • Turns into Road One through Winsford Industrial Estate • A533 via Davenham Bypass • A556 via Hartford Rd & Chester Rd • Back onto A54 at Delamere • Typically stops for the night Monday route (Cheshire) • Resumes from A54 • A51 via Holme St • Crosses over A55 at Vicars Cross into Chester • A41 via Ring Rd, Greenfield Ln • Continues along A41 via Moston Rd & Liverpool Rd • A5032 via Whitby Rd • A5117 via Strawberry Way East • M53 Jct 10 to Jct 8* • A5032 Merseyton Rd into Ellesmere Port The above info is based on previous moves by Collett from Stafford to Ellesmere Port but the full route isn't confirmed*. The order typically covers Saturday, Sunday & Monday. The gross vehicle weight is 508 tonnes. It is 96 metres long and 5.8 metres wide. Due to these oversized dimensions it must take a complex route that includes occupying the opposite side of the carriageway. Watch our video of a similar move earlier this year.
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