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EEA Guidefor High Loads Released
The Electricity Engineers Association has released it's Guide for the Transport of High Loads. This guide aims to provide guidance to electricity network companies for how to manage overheight loads through their networks. The NZ Heavy Haulage Association welcomes this Guideline, and it is available for downloading.
Wellington Trolley Bus Network Overhead Approvals
The new contractor to Wellington Cable Car to provide overhead escorts for high loads moving within the Trolley Bus network in Wellington City, has advised of a new application form and criteria.
Overheight loads travelling in the Wellington Trolley Bus network area, need to apply to Transfield Services with five (5) days notice with any loads over 4.6 metres high.
The Association is currently in a dialogue with Transfield about the criteria, the five day notice and the indemnification requirement on the application form.
Trolley Bus Notification Form
The Association welcomes feedback from members about this.
Transfield have indicated some good initiatives - such as raising the wires on some of the routes used by high loads - but the Association feels that this is a good time to look at all the criteria and conditions surrounding this approval and escorting process.
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