Slow-Moving Super Load Traveling Through Westmoreland County Tomorrow

​Please see the following press release detailing a super load moving through PennDOT District 12's Westmoreland County tomorrow, Tuesday, September 17, which will cause traffic impacts.

MEDIA CONTACT: District 12, Laina Aquiline, [email protected] or 724-415-3748​

Date Changed to September 17 for Slow-Moving Super Load Set to Move Through Area Including Butler, Clarion, Indiana, and Jefferson Counties

Drivers should expect traffic impacts

Indiana, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising that the date has changed to Tuesday, September 17, for the superload being transported from Columbiana, OH to Allegheny County, PA. It is expected to travel through portions of Mercer, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Jefferson, Westmoreland, and Allegheny counties.

The superload is 136 feet long, nearly 28 feet wide, and weighs 150 tons. The load will travel on Interstate 80 East through Mercer, Butler, and Clarion counties to Exit 78 in Jefferson County. It will continue through Jefferson County on Routes 36 South, 436 South, and 119 South into Indiana County where it will take Route 22 West through Westmoreland County and into Allegheny County. Once in Allegheny County, it will travel Routes 2048 South/William Penn Highway West, 48 South, 130 West, and 2037/Tri-Boro Expressway West onto Route 2083/Braddock Avenue South.

The superload will move as a rolling slowdown using two traffic lanes which will result in traffic stoppages and travel delays.

Southern Pines Trucking, Inc. of Aliquippa, PA will transport the load.

Drivers should remain alert for this slow-moving, two-lane operation, which will travel approximately 25-30 miles per hour, or slower as needed, and use alternate routes when possible.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information, and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1 or following regional X alerts.

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MEDIA CONTACT: District 10, Tina Gibbs, [email protected] or 724-357-2829​​

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