The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising motorists of the potential for lengthy delays from the movement of superloads consisting of windmill blades and windmill parts through Blair and Cambria counties on Thursday, Friday and Monday.
Destined for the Highland North Wind Farm near Beaverdale, off Route 2010 (Frankstown Road) in Summerhill Township, Cambria County, the superloads are scheduled for Thursday, February 5, Friday, February 6 and Monday, February 9.
The first of three superloads consisting of Nacelles (windmill motor housing) will leave Clearfield County at 7:00 AM Thursday, February 5. Two additional Nacelle superloads will both depart at 7:00 AM Friday, February 6, and use Interstate 80 (I-80) to access Interstate 99 (I-99) in Centre County, before continuing into Blair County on I-99 to U.S. 22. The load will enter Cambria County on U.S. 22, and access U.S. 219 in Ebensburg. The load will travel south on U.S. 219 to the St. Michael-Sidman Exit to access Route 869 (Locus Street), travel through St. Michael and Sidman to Route 160 (Forest Hills Drive), Route 2006 (Fieldstone Avenue) and to Route 2010 (Frankstown Road).
A superload consisting of a windmill blade will leave Clearfield County at 8:00 AM Monday, February 9, and use Interstate 80 (I-80) to access Interstate 99 (I-99) in Centre County, before continuing into Blair County on I-99. The loads will use Exit 23 – Roaring Spring-Portage to access Route 164 (Dunnings Highway/Johnstown Road) to Route 2010 (Frankstown Road) in 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.
Motorists should drive slowly, eliminate all distractions, and stay alert for direction from advanced signage.
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.
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