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Monster truck slows traffic for days

  • 11-12-2003 12:58am
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    Victor
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    http://home.eircom.net/content/unison/national/2126429?view=Eircomnet

    Monster truck slows traffic for days
    From:The Irish Independent
    Wednesday, 10th December, 2003



    AN electricity generator being towed on a huge truck at a maximum of 10 miles an hour across the country caused headaches for motorists who got stuck behind it yesterday, on its five-day epic voyage from Dublin to Shannonbridge, Co Offaly.

    A vehicle carrying the 180-tonne, 3-metres wide generator left Dublin late on Saturday night en route to for Shannonbridge power station. The truck is so tall that some power lines had to be taken down to allow it to pass.

    One irate caller to the Irish Independent said it took three hours to drive from Dublin to Mullingar yesterday morning, due to the tailbacks caused by the slow vehicle.

    Last night, AA Roadwatch and the ESB said that the 93-mile journey would take the outsize truck five days to complete, with the generator expected to reach its destination in Co Offaly tomorrow.

    Travelling at speeds of between 10 and 15 miles an hour, the truck - operated by a specialised haulage company - stopped approximately every four miles to allow the traffic build-up to overtake.

    It stopped in Rochfortbridge, Co Westmeath last night and will resume its journey to Athlone this morning, before continuing to Shannonbridge tomorrow.

    A spokesperson from the AA said the truck was travelling outside rush-hour traffic times in an effort to cause minimum disruption.

    Paul Melia


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