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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, October 14, 2024

QUESTION NO. 42

QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole

Could the Chief Executive please provide a detailed report on the transportation of the exceptional abnormal loads, weighing 490 tonnes each, from Dublin Port to Grange Castle? 

REPLY:

Beginning on the 26 September 2024, 11no. Exceptional Abnormal Loads of 490 tonnes each will be transported from Dublin Port to power generating sites within Grange Castle and Profile Park.

These exceptional abnormal loads will be transported on the public roads during the night to coincide with the lowest background traffic numbers.

These loads comprise of gas turbines needed to generate electricity to supply to the National Grid in times of critical power usage.

The 11no.  generating units are the largest loads transported on our South Dublin Road network to date and are the culmination of months of planning by South Dublin County Council, the TII, the NTA, and the clients’ design, and haulage teams.

The first of these loads were successfully transported on the 26/27th September.