A 125-metre-long load will depart Port Melbourne on Monday, February 3rd to make its way to Loy Yang Power Station in Traralgon.
There will be significant disruption to traffic along the truck’s route over its four nights of travel, particularly in metropolitan area where rolling closures will result in temporary detours and delays.
There will be no designated viewing opportunities available, and Victoria Police will be present to ensure there is no obstruction to the transport of the load.
It will travel at speeds of up to 25km/h but slow to 5km/h when travelling around corners and over bridges.
The first leg of the journey will see the load depart Port of Melbourne at roughly 10pm, with its route snaking though Middle Park, St Kilda, Brighton, Caulfield South, Ormond and Oakleigh South before arriving in Springvale by 5am.
Tuesday night will see the load depart Springvale at 11pm from its Westall Road park up location to travel along the Princes Highway through Springvale, Noble Park and Dandenong to reach the rest stop on the South Gippsland Freeway at Eumemmering.
The third night will see the load escorted via the Princes Freeway through Narre Warren from 11pm before its next stop at Yarragon.
The final leg will see the load depart Yarragon from 11pm on Thursday, February 6 to travel through Yinnar and Hazlewood before reaching its destination at Loy Yang A Power Station by 5am.
In addition to being 125 metres long, the load will also be 6.5 metres wide, meaning it will take up the entire width of some roads. Support crews will provide limited opportunities to pass.
Traffic management officers will escort the load to ensure it can manoeuvre safely around corers and ensure roads are safe once it has passed through.
Some signs and lights will have to be temporarily removed, and steel supports placed on existing drainage to facilitate the transport.
Real-time traffic conditions surrounding the travel of the oversize load will be available here.
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