After a long and rainy journey, the final abnormal load movement through Suffolk has been completed.
Suffolk Highways has congratulated the huge team behind the move of a 228-tonne turbine from Ipswich Docks to Eye Airfield today.
The A140 was closed for part of the day while the move took place.
A temporary overbridge was constructed in Brockford Street to help reduce damage to the road surface, while large slats were placed along the pavements in Ipswich to limit any damage when the colossal weight was maneuvered onto the curb.
Originally scheduled to be moved in October, the movement of the 327.5-tonne generator and two turbines weighing 332 tonnes and 228 tonnes each was pushed back when a part was delayed in its journey to Ipswich from Germany.
Suffolk Highways did warn that inclement weather and timings could see the loads moved over six weekends instead of three but did manage to move each across four Sundays in October and November.
The Suffolk Streetlighting team was spotted throughout the journey through Ipswich, as bollards and other street furniture was removed to allow the load through.
Traffic was held on the A14 by the Norfolk and Suffolk Roads and Armed Policing Team to allow the load to move safely between the junctions without causing too long a delay.
Suffolk Highways posted regular movement updates on their X account and posted several videos and images throughout the day.
It was a very wet arrival at the airfield in Eye, but the team thanked everyone for their patience as the necessary moves were made.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here