Last week, Steve Foster completed walk of Route 1 with Andy Brown and made a plan of action
Today Steve Foster is moving his mole plough into position at Red Scar Farm on Broom Lane, in readiness to start ploughing Route 1 duct on Wednesday August 17th
Estimated time to complete Route 1 (Red Scar to Crook Memorial Hall) is 4 to 6 weeks depending upon number of complications
If like me you have never seen a Mole Plough in action this short YouTube video 'Impact Mole' captures a Tony SwidenBank mole plough working its magic under walls and minor roads on the Mint and Sprint B4RN project.
And if you like some technical details, this is how the mighty mole does its work
Impact mole's are powered by compressed air and hammer their way through the ground from trench to trench.
They can make a hole under walls, hedges, minor roads sections of wooded areas, patios etc.
They come in 3 sizes - tiny for single multiple 7mm or 16mm duct or medium for multiple 16mm or XL for the biggest ducts.