The North East Lincolnshire skyline will change when one of the largest cranes in the world is assembled.
Phillips 66 will lift a crane to its full height of 135 meters at its South Killingholme refinery on Saturday.
This makes the structure on par with the London Eye and weighs a huge 3200 tons.
The crane was brought to the Humber Refinery in pieces in 150 different trucks for construction.
Residents several miles away are likely to find it rising this weekend.
The huge structure will be used to support maintenance work at the South Killingholme refinery.
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The residents of South Killingholme will likely see the crane as it is being built
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Phillips 66 has stated that residents may experience additional noise during this time and will take all possible measures to keep it to a minimum.
Some units will be closed during this execution.
The information released by Phillips 66 states: “The Humber Refinery is entering a maintenance period during which some units will be shut down.
“During this initial period you may experience increased noise. We will do all we can to minimize the noise during this time.
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“You will also find that the skyline changes when one of the largest cranes in the world is built to help with this work.
“The crane was brought to the construction site with 150 trucks before construction could begin. The crane will be lifted to its full height of 135 m on Saturday (27.2.21) (as high as the London Eye!).
“The crane weighs an enormous 3200 tons.”
