Overview

• The 200-tonne transformer reached Overton Substation by early afternoon on July 6 under escort from Cleveland Police’s Matrix unit.
• Matrix officers coordinated rolling road closures along the A1053, A174 and A19 to guide the specialist 80-metre-long vehicle.
• Cleveland Police advised drivers to plan alternative routes to avoid delays caused by the slow-moving abnormal load.
• The delivery forms part of National Grid’s Yorkshire GREEN project to strengthen regional energy transmission infrastructure.
• Eight more supergrid transformers are slated for delivery to Overton and nearby Monk Fryston substations between August and October.