A 125m long truck load is set to make its way from Port Melbourne on Monday, disrupting traffic over four nights.
From February 3, the load will head from Port Melbourne to Loy Yang Power Station in Traralgon, with rolling closures prepared to allow the load to travel through metropolitan areas.
Temporary detours and delays will be in place, with “significant disruptions” set to occur for motorists encountering the load in transit.
Victoria Police will be present during the operation to ensure there’s no obstructions to the load’s safe transport. There’ll also be no designated viewing opportunities available.
The first leg of the operation will see the load depart the Port of Melbourne at around 10pm on February 3, where it’ll travel through Middle Park, St Kilda, Brighton, Caulfield South, Ormond and Oakleigh South before arriving in Springvale at 5am.
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At 11pm on February 4, the load will head off from Westall Road, travelling 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 crews escort the load via the Princes Highway through Narre Warren before it enters the Princes Freeway, beginning its slow journey to the next stop at Yarragon.
The final leg of the journey is slated to start on February 6 at 11pm, with the load leaving Yarragon via the Princes Freeway at Morwell to travel through Yinnar and Hazelwood before reaching the Loy Yang A Power Station by 5am.
The load travels at speeds of up to 25km/h. When travelling over bridges or around corners, the load will slow to around 5km/h.
Due to its 6.5-metre width, this 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 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 load has passed through.
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