LOCATION/TYPE

NEWS HOME

[ exact phrase in "" • results by date ]

[ Google-powered • results by relevance ]


Archive
RSS

Add NWW headlines to your site (click here)

Get weekly updates

WHAT TO DO
when your community is targeted

RSS

RSS feeds and more

Keep Wind Watch online and independent!

Donate via Paypal

Donate via Stripe

Selected Documents

All Documents

Research Links

Alerts

Press Releases

FAQs

Campaign Material

Photos & Graphics

Videos

Allied Groups

Wind Watch is a registered educational charity, founded in 2005.

News Watch Home

Turbine truck comes off the road at Barrhill 

Credit:  by Edwin Lawrence, Ayrshire Post, www.ayrshirepost.net 22 October 2010 ~~

It was chaos in the countryside when a truck carrying a 20-tonne windfarm cargo came off the road.

The accident occurred on the A714 south of Barrhill, and the road was out of commission for most of the day.

The truck slid off the road around 8.55am on Wednesday last week, and it took a crane and other vehicles to get it back on the tarmac.

Traffic was diverted from Girvan, down the A77 coast road, and then inland to Colmonell.

Local traffic around Barrhill was put on to the B7027 Knowe road.

It was 2pm before the truck – carrying hubs for rotor blades – was moved.

But there was still work to be done, as grass verges were badly cut up.

South Ayrshire Council’s Mike Newall said: “As soon as we were alerted to the possibility of road damage on the A714 as a result of this accident, we responded immediately to assess the extent of the repairs.

“Although the road surface suffered minimal damage, extensive repairs were required to the verges on both sides and this was undertaken as soon as the wind farm machinery had been cleared from the area.

“The safety of all road users and of our repair employees is of paramount importance to us and, for the length of time in which the repair work was undertaken, the A714 remained closed, with effective diversions in place along the A77 and through Colmonell.”

Source:  by Edwin Lawrence, Ayrshire Post, www.ayrshirepost.net 22 October 2010

This article is the work of the source indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.

The copyright of this article resides with the author or publisher indicated. As part of its noncommercial educational effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe “fair use” as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar “fair dealing” provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Send requests to excerpt, general inquiries, and comments via e-mail.

Wind Watch relies entirely
on User Funding
   Donate via Paypal
(via Paypal)
Donate via Stripe
(via Stripe)

Share:

e-mail X FB LI TG TG Share


News Watch Home

Get the Facts
CONTACT DONATE PRIVACY ABOUT SEARCH
© National Wind Watch, Inc.
Use of copyrighted material adheres to Fair Use.
"Wind Watch" is a registered trademark.

 Follow:

Wind Watch on X Wind Watch on Facebook

Wind Watch on Linked In Wind Watch on Mastodon