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Location scene No. 1;
Kenworth K200 and Kenworth T909 are seen crossing over the contra - flow lane from Military Road and onto Roe Highway, in Bellevue. Two spare heavy vehicle pilots, ( lady drivers) were used to get this movement through and safely onto the highway. The Helena Valley Road bridge in the background, was built too low for heavy oversize loads that are extra overheight. Hence the contra -flow gets plenty of use, for southbound and northbound overheight loads, to bypass that bridge. As also in Hazelmere nearby , major mining equipment depots and workshops are located.
Location No. 2;
I'm just north a bit, on Great Northern Highway, in Middle Swan. The traffic lights intersect with Roe Highway, to the left. And Reid Highway to the right. Check out the low hanging tree branches. The local council, City of Swan. Probably needs their tree pruning programme to swing by one day!
Location No. 3;
Having my car radio on, C W McCall's song 'Convoy' is being played.
Traffic is banked up, as the two heavy oversize loads move over Yagan Bridge on the Swan River at 10 kmph.
Watch how close the dump truck wheels are, to the bridge railings. And the Traffic Warden is out of his vehicle, guiding the truck drivers through. Locality Upper Swan.
Location No 4;
We are travelling behind, courtesley in single file, in the overtaking lanes south of Bullsbrook town. Truckies and other drivers with UHF radio fitted, would know that the Centurion Transport truck drivers, will stop soon. To hook up the Helper Push trucks. They had already merged into the convoy, from a parking bay we just past.
Getting back to the single file formation and waiting for the rear pilot to wave everyone to pass. We had the situation where two tipper truck drivers, broke through and were passing us all.
I, as others moved into the overtaking lane. And to be passing the stopped Centurion Transport heavy oversize convoy. I allowed two vehicles to get out and move along.......just a bit of help there!🙂
Location No .5;
Little Bindoon Hill, with Centurion's Mack Titan block truck as Push helper truck with first load.
And Kenworth K200 block truck pushing up the second load, with the Komatsu dump trucks.
Note. I had a problem with a faulty SD card, and not having a spare card when I had no data space left. Had to use a back up camera, which isn't the best, sorry about the quality at this spot.
Saturday 5 March 2022.