Two 44-tonne abnormal loads to travel along A14

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 10:32 · Archive

Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes each are travelling along the A14, causing traffic delays.

Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes each are set to travel along the A14 in Suffolk, with police escorts throughout their journeys.

The first load departs at 9am on Monday, October 19 from Stonegrove Road in Felixstowe, heading to Montrose in Scotland. It measures 4.7 metres wide, 4.8 metres high and 20 metres long. Police will escort it from Felixstowe to the Cambridgeshire border, and it will travel via local roads and the A14.

The second load departs at 9am on Thursday, October 22 from Morley Way in Peterborough, destined for Dyke Road in Peterborough. This load measures 5.15 metres wide, 4.2 metres high and 17.10 metres long. It will travel via the A1260, A1139, A1(M), A1, A14, A154 and local roads, with police escort throughout the entire route.

How it is being reported

• Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes to travel along A14Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes are set to travel along the A14 in Suffolk, causing delays for traffic.East Anglian Daily Times · 18 Oct, 10:24
• Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes to travel along A14Two abnormal loads weighing 44 tonnes are set to travel along the A14 in Suffolk, causing delays for traffic.Ipswich Star · 18 Oct, 10:24

In this story: A14 · Felixstowe · Montrose · Peterborough · Suffolk · Cambridgeshire

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