Two abnormal loads to crawl through Norfolk this weekend

Two abnormal loads will be crawling through Norfolk this weekend <i>(Image: Denise Bradley)</i>
Two abnormal loads will be crawling through Norfolk this weekend (Image: Denise Bradley)
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Two abnormal loads will be transported through Norfolk this weekend.

Both loads will travel from Boal Quay in King’s Lynn to Poplar Avenue in Saddlebow.

They will be following a route via Boal Street, Prince William Way (bus lane), Wisbech Road, the A148 and nearby roads.

The first load will leave at 1pm on Saturday, September 5.

It measures 2.5 metres wide, 3.5 metres high and 30 metres long, weighing 37,500kg.

The second, larger load will depart at 5am on Sunday, September 6, and is 7.75 metres wide, 8.71 metres high and 38 metres long, weighing 77,000kg.

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