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“ The loads
have to cross
motorways,
railways, weak
bridges and
underground
pipelines”
Six transformers go for a scenic
Six transformers on a drive across
the polder
The 380 kV electricity transmission network
in the Netherlands is being extended
to increase the security of supply and
cope with the growing electricity consumption.
A manufacturer in the
Netherlands supplied transformers for
this project. Mammoet had undertaken
other transports for this customer and
they were obviously happy with our
service as they commissioned us to
transport six new transformers to two
different sites. Each transformer
weighed 330 tons and together with the
auxiliary equipment and 22 axle lines of
SPMT the total weight was 540 tons (35
meters long, 5.33 wide, 8.35 meter
high). Mammoet transported the transformers
from the factory to a slipway
where they were loaded onto a
Mammoet Maritime pontoon which took
them to Hoek of Holland where the
loads were rolled off onto the quay. This
combination of transport over water and
by road made planning easier and
reduced the costs.
The last few kilometers usually take the
most effort, even when driving across
the flat polder landscape of the
Netherlands. The loads have to cross
motorways, railways, weak bridges and
underground pipelines and often have to
travel on small rural roads and through
villages. Mammoet provided temporary
bridges with a span of 25 meters to
place over eight weak bridges on the
route. Just handling the temporary
bridges took 200 crew and 80 trucks.