Why do you need one of the biggest crawler cranes in the country? To lift some of the biggest bridge pylons in the country. What an incredible sight to see the first of two impressive pylons, shaped like traditional wannas (digging sticks), being installed on the new Causeway Cycling and Pedestrian Bridges. These pylons installed are around 50 metres tall, forming a critical part of the structure. Soon, a third pylon, resembling a boomerang, will join them – being installed between Heirisson Isl

📹 You’re watching the moment the last 💎diamond💎 shaped insulator was fitted in North Somerset, marking the completion of all 116 iconic new T-pylons! 🎯 This marks a key milestone for the Hinkley Connection Project, which will connect six million homes and businesses in the South West to homegrown, #LowCarbon energy. Following the energisation of the world’s first T-pylons between Bridgwater and Loxton earlier this year, the remainder are now ready to be energised by the end of 2024 📅💡 | Na

📺 You’re watching the last of 23 pylons removed between Nailsea and Portishead as part of our Hinkley Connection Project 🏗✅ ⚡ The 132 kV electricity distribution line used to run close to homes and over gardens in Nailsea. The wires between the pylons were removed in spring 2023, with the final structure being removed last month! 💡 Across the Hinkley Connection Project, 249 pylons are being removed from the Somerset landscape to make way for the 143 new pylons (116 T-pylons and 27 lattice pyl