Perspective - Royal Haskoning in the UK

Transport & logistics
One of the issues that inevitably arises when creating onshore wind farms or when transporting certain offshore wind farm
components by road is ensuring safe road access to the site, especially regarding the routing of construction traffic and the
abnormal loads carrying turbine components. With extended periods of construction work often necessary, it is vital that
vehicles of various sizes are able to get to the site without causing undue disruption on the local road network.
Royal HaskoningDHV’s expertise in transport and logistics
for the wind industry speaks for itself – we have never had a
project rejected on highway issues.
It’s important to consider every aspect of the route that
construction traffic and turbine transporters will take.
This means looking at the suitability of the existing road
alignment, including whether corners and junctions can be
negotiated by long vehicles. Attention should also be given
to the height of bridges, overhead cables and trees. You also
have to look beyond the existing conditions, for example by
finding out whether road or utility works are planned for the
route during the likely construction period of the wind farm.
Our team is able to advise clients on alternative turbine
choices if the highways infrastructure and access
arrangements will not allow their first choice of turbine.
Getting turbine components out of the ports that they dock
in can be the first challenge, and the wealth of experience
Royal HaskoningDHV has with working with, and designing,
ports often comes into its own.
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Royal HaskoningDHV Perspective UK Wind Energy
Royal HaskoningDHV Perspective UK Wind Energy
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