First TenneT Transformer Convoy Reaches Ter Apelkanaal After Hours-Long Delay
TenneT will apply lessons from the 12-hour haul to streamline the remaining Sunday runs to the new Ter Apelkanaal substation.
Overview
- The inaugural transport took roughly twelve hours from Veendam to Ter Apelkanaal, arriving around 20:00 instead of the planned 15:00.
- Departure was pushed from 07:00 to 08:00 because it was still dark and crews needed to lay road plates.
- Negotiating the N33 viaduct required centimeter-precise maneuvering, with asphalt removed to create extra clearance.
- At the Onstwedderklap in Nieuwe Pekela, a temporary bridge needed extra reinforcement, halting the convoy for more than an hour.
- Guardrails near Alteveer caused further delays, and TenneT urged spectators to keep a ten‑metre distance as five more Sunday transports are scheduled.