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A huge electrical transformer needed for a National Grid project is to be delivered to the city’s Docks.
Preston City Council says the Marina and Docks are closed to water-based vehicles from Wednesday 21 August through to Thursday 22 August (at high water).
The River Trader is heading into the Docks to pick up a large electrical transformer for the National Grid site at Penwortham.
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The Docks are due to re-open on Friday 23 August if the movement of the transformer from water to land is successful.
Only the Swing Bridge will be closed, for a short period of time, when the River Trader is heading through the Docks. No other road closures are planned.
A large transformer was delivered to the city in May 2016 with people out watching as it was winched from the Trader onto the Docks.
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