Heavy Equipment to be Transported Through Durham Wednesday

Residents of the Town of Durham, CT

Heavy Equipment to be Transported Through Durham - March 13

Eversource has informed the Town of Durham that they have received approval from CTDOT to transport of a large piece of equipment (called a transformer) that will pass through our community this Wednesday, March 13. The transformer is being moved from the existing Stepstone Substation in Guilford to the existing North Bloomfield Substation in Bloomfield.

The delivery route is approximately 57 miles and passes through the following communities:
• Guilford, Durham, Middletown, Cromwell, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Hartford, East Hartford, South Windsor, Windsor & Bloomfield.

In Durham the route will go north on Rt. 77 and continuing Rt. 17 into Middletown
The travel route has been approved by CDOT and is expected to take approximately six (6) hours from start to finish.

Here are some quick facts to give you an idea of the size of the equipment and what residents can expect during the delivery:
• Hauler is a 12-axle trailer, called a “six-deck-six” and CDOT has pre-approved the weight of the trailer
• The equipment, when on the trailer, weighs approximately 320,000 pounds. The truck and trailer together are approximately 143’ long by 9’10” wide and 15’ 2” tall
• The maximum speed of the hauler is 10 mph
• As dictated in our permit, State Police will be escorting the trailer throughout the delivery
• The delivery of the equipment will be conducted after 7 p.m. in accordance with our permits
• A utility survey was completed, resulting in the need for a bucket truck to travel with the transporter to lift wires as-needed

Per CTDOT regulations, the trailer will be escorted by State Police.