Police warn of 300-tonne convoy crawling down M62 and M1 tonight
A warning has been issued to drivers travelling along the M62 and M1 tonight from 8pm. A large, slow-moving convoy will travel 40 miles across South and East Yorkshire. South Yorkshire Police will be escorting lorries carrying abnormal loads from Goole docks to Sheffield tonight. The convoy will move across the M62, then onto the M18, and finally the M1.
It is expected to stretch 70m in length 6.5m wide, with a weight of 300 tonnes. : Live Yorkshire traffic news for M62, M1 While the convoy may cause some interruption to traffic police say they do not expect any major delays for those travelling on the motorway routes tonight but do ask drivers to be as patient as possible.
South Yorkshire Police Operational Support Team issued an update, and said: “Oh no not another. Yes, we are letting you all know that we will be escorting more abnormal loads over the next few nights.
The lorry convoy will move across the M62, then onto the M18, and finally the M1 (Image: South Yorkshire Operational Support Team)
“Now these loads are rather large and weigh quite a bit so we are moving them a little later than our last few. We will be leaving Goole docks at 8pm tonight (3rd May) and travelling M62, M18 M1.
“We will leave the M1 at junction 34 then, Shepcote Lane, Greenland Road before turning into Davey Markhams on Prince of Wales Road. We don’t anticipate any major traffic delays due to the time of night but please note that as we leave the M18 onto the M1 north we will be holding back ALL following traffic as only one load at a time can cross Thurcroft interchange. “Please have a little patience if you are stuck behind us but this is for everyone’s safety.
Once we leave the M1 no traffic will be allowed to pass the loads due to the width.
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“The convoy will be up to 70 metres long, 6.5 metres wide and 300 tonnes. We can’t say what time we will be passing points along the way and we don’t know as yet what time we will be exiting the M1 so please plan your route accordingly. “I know we had some humour on our last post and some of the comments had us in stitches, so the same applies this time.
“We can’t go another way. We can’t go any later, and we can’t go any earlier. Therefore if you need to be in a certain place at a certain time and think you might get stuck behind us leave earlier, leave later, go a different route.
“Lastly, these loads will be escorted by us on various nights.You have been warned.” Tonight’s convoy is one of a number of loads being moved on various nights up to 13 May.
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