One of the "largest objects ever to be moved on UK roads" has arrived at its final destination following its journey along the M53.
In a major logistical feat, which involved closing the M53 on Saturday night (August 13), the UK's first-ever hydrogen powered furnace furnace arrived at Essar Oil UK's Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port on Sunday evening (August 14). The complex operation took several hours and involved multiple agencies including National Highways and Cheshire Police, with the machinery being moved at a walking pace of less than four mph.
And new images released by Essar show the "mammoth load's" overnight journey as it moved along the M53 motorway, exiting at junction 10, before completing the final leg of its journey along the A5117 road to Stanlow. The furnace is one of the largest objects ever moved on UK roads, with its main component – standing almost five times the height of a double decker bus at 18.5 metres tall, 26.5 metres long and 14.2 metres wide – having completely filled both northbound and southbound carriages of the motorway.
