The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists of the potential for lengthy delays from the continued movement of superloads consisting of windmill blades and tower and turbine parts through the PennDOT District 9 counties of Bedford, Blair, Cambria, and Somerset through mid-September.
Additional superloads have been scheduled for next week on Thursday, August 14 and Friday, August 15:
Thursday, August 14
· Windmill blade using U.S. 219 in Somerset County beginning approximately 9:00 AM.
· Windmill blade using U.S. 219 in Somerset County beginning approximately11:00 AM.
· Windmill blade using U.S. 219 in Somerset County beginning approximately 1:00 PM.
Route includes U.S. 219 through Somerset County, Route 4031 (Plank Road), U.S. 219 and Route 4013 (Sunset Road), and Route 36 in Cambria County.
Friday, August 15
· Hub assembly using U.S. 220 in Bedford County beginning at approximately 7:00 AM.
· Nacelle using U.S. 220 in Bedford County beginning at approximately 9:00 AM.
Route includes U.S. 220 and Interstate 99 (I-99), and Route 2024 (Sproul Mountain Road), through Bedford County, I-99, and U.S. 22 through Blair County, and U.S. 22, Route 1003 (Munster Road), U.S. 22, Route 1036 (Rowena Drive), U.S. 22 (Admiral Peary Highway), U.S. 219, Route 4031 (Plank Road), U.S. 219, Route 4013 (Sunset Road), and Route 36 through Cambria County.
· Drivetrain using U.S. 220 in Bedford County beginning at approximately 8:00 AM.
Route includes U.S. 220 and I-99 through Bedford County, I-99 and U.S. 22 through Blair County, and U.S. 22, U.S. 219, Route 4031 (Plank Road), Route 4013 (Sunset Road) and Route 36 through Cambria County.
The superloads are destined for the CPV Rogue’s Wind facility near Patton, Cambria County.
Drivers should remain alert for these slow-moving, two-lane operations and use alternate routes when possible. Traveling both the posted speed limit and slower as needed, superloads will occasionally pull over to allow traffic to pass.
As always, PennDOT stresses extra caution in all work zones. Motorists should drive slowly, eliminate all distractions, and stay alert for direction from advanced signage.
Additionally, PennDOT reminds motorists that as of June 5, 2025, the "Paul Miller's Law" is in effect. This law prohibits the use of hand-held devices while driving, even while stopped temporarily due to traffic, a red light, or other momentary delay. Violation of this law is punishable by way of summary citations issued by any Pennsylvania Law Enforcement officer.
We strongly urge motorists to make safe choices, put phones out of reach and don’t text and drive.
Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is 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 by following regional X alerts.
Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District9.
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CONTACT: Monica R. Owens, moowens@pa.gov 814-696-7105
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