Another Abnormal Load Destined for Woking Community Hospital

Published on: 1 Nov, 2024
Updated on: 1 Nov, 2024

Surrey Police will be escorting an abnormal load containing pods for a community hospital development through Surrey tomorrow (Saturday).

The units require a police escort due to their extended widths.

The loads will travel in one convoy across the weekend. They are beginning their journey from Northumberland today (November 1), via the A1, M1, and M25, travelling as far as J12 before heading south on the M3 to a holding location. This part of the journey is being conducted without a police escort.

Tomorrow, November 2, the load will be escorted by Surrey Police from the holding location, exiting the M3 at J4 and proceeding along the A331, A31 and A3, before coming off at Ripley and heading south on the A3.

Police will be escorting the abnormal load on the final stage of its journey from Northumberland to Woking via the A3.

From the A3 they will join the A320 and travel to their final destination of Woking Community Hospital. The Woking one-way system will be temporarily held in order to manoeuvre the loads safely through the town.

Whilst traffic disruption will be kept to a minimum, please be aware if your journey covers any part of this route and leave extra time to travel where possible.

Surrey Police anticipate some temporary localised disruption as a result, particularly around Woking Community Hospital. This is likely to take place in the early afternoon.

Emergency services will still be able to access the site as required. Woking Community Hospital have made alternative parking arrangements for patients and visitors who need to access the site during the day.