Two 60 tonne loads are coming through Ben Lomond on Friday on their way to the White Rock Wind Farm. The first truck is expected near the War memorial Hall at around 12.30 pm and the second an hour later. Earlier in the day, a blade will be transported through.
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The company is to lay on a “sausage sizzle” at the hall, with a tea and coffee truck. Music will be provided by Shane Teinaki.
The company says these loads will not be as big as some previous ones. They will still be pretty spectacular, however. They consist of parts of the towers, rather than the blades, and will make their way from the Port of Newcastle where they have been off-loaded from a ship from China.
These deliveries don’t always go well. In January, a crane had to be used to move a truck carrying a turbine component to the White Rock Wind Farm after it broke down in Glen Innes. Another truck behind was halted by the break-down.
The trucks were carrying one of among over 800 loads of turbine components travelling from the Port of Newcastle to the project site.
The wind farm is about 20 kilometres west of Glen Innes. Construction of the 119 turbines started in 2016. Seventy turbines are being built as the first stage.