Two “super loads” moving from Adams County to New Albany

COLUMBUS - Two more "super loads" will depart the dock site in Adams County and head to the new Intel plant being built in Licking County. The first will leave Friday morning and the second on Saturday. Both will arrive at Rickenbacker and then be delivered on Sunday.

Super Load #25 is a receiver weighing 258,000 pounds, is 16'6" tall, 15'6" wide, and 174'11" long. Super Load #26 is an absorber weighing 132,000 pounds, is 17'5" tall, 18' wide, and 80' long.

Load #25 will travel from Manchester to Rickenbacker on Friday, October 11. Load #26 will make the same trip and join Load #25 at Rickenbacker on Saturday, October 12.

Load #25 will depart at approximately 6:30am on Sunday, October 13 and stop at Freedom Way in Pickerington. The crew will then go back to Rickenbacker and transport Load #26 through the city of Columbus all the way to the Intel site. Upon delivery, the crew will backtrack to Freedom Way and continue the route with Load #25 to delivery.

Click here for details about the route and times of departure.

Since these loads are smaller than the largest loads moved over the summer, the traffic impacts are expected to be minimal. The Ohio Department of Transportation anticipates dialing back the frequency of updates given the reduced traffic impacts caused by these loads. Communication will ramp back up if traffic impacts are expected to increase with future loads along the route.

ODOT has carefully analyzed and planned the route to make sure these super loads can be accommodated. Since each load will be escorted by several Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, emergency traffic will get around the rolling roadblock with minimal delay. Working with partners like local governments and utility companies, obstructions along the route such as large overhead signs, traffic signals, and utility lines have been adjusted and moved.

You can find more information, updates, and sign up for email alerts at transportation.ohio.gov/superload.

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