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Otterburn A696 ditch wind turbine is finally moved
The 45-metre turbine came a cropper on Monday when the transporter carrying it through the county toppled off the main A696, two miles south of Otterburn.
Police closed the road for recovery and repair, leaving village traders fuming, and counting their losses.
June 1, 2012
by Paul Tully
in The Journal
The stricken wind turbine tower which brought a Northumberland village to a halt said its goodbyes yesterday, after four days in a roadside ditch.
The 45-metre turbine came a cropper on Monday when the transporter carrying it through the county toppled off the main A696, two miles south of Otterburn.
Police closed the road for recovery and repair, leaving village traders fuming, and counting their losses.
The A696 is due to reopen late this afternoon, but last night the French-based company responsible for the turbine issued an apology to villagers and promised to try to “mitigate” the... [continue via Web link]
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