COLUMBIANA, Ohio (WKBN) – A superload truck has been traveling through Pennsylvania and has crossed state lines.
Traffic impacts started at 9 a.m. Thursday. The route is not direct going west. The truck traveled from Allegheny, Indiana, Jefferson, Clarion and Butler counties on its journey to Columbiana, Ohio, according to a news release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).
PennDOT spokesperson Christina Gibbs said a steel cone is being taken to Reichard Industries, LLC. The superload is at a truck stop in Hubbard
The press release states that the load will travel on Route 22 East to Route 119 North in Indiana County; Route 436 North to Route 36 North to Route 322 West to Interstate 80 West in Jefferson County; and continue on Interstate 80 through Clarion, Butler, Venango and Mercer counties.
The superload will stop in Pennsylvania until it can get an escort into Ohio on Friday.
The Ohio Department of Transportation has provided the following routes for when the load reaches Ohio:
- I-80 PA Line
- Head toward I-80 WEST/SR-11 SOUTH/CLEVELAND
- I-80 WEST to bridge
- I-80 WEST- Take Exit 224 toward SR-11 SOUTH/CANFIELD
- SR-11- Take Exit 27 toward SR 46 TO SR-14/COLUMBIANA
- SR-11 Ramp- Turn left onto SR-46 {COLUMBIANA CANFIELD ROAD}
- SR-46 to SR 7
- SR 7 to the destination of Reichard Industries
You can see the full route below:
Officials ask that people not try to follow the superload as it would cause more traffic delays.
The superload truck is 136 feet long and weighs 150 tons. It will travel approximately 25-30 miles per hour.
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, Pennsylvania is transporting the load.
A superload truck also made its way to the Valley in January 2022.
Kristen Hephner contributed to this report.
