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    District 9 - Windmill Superload Deliveries

    Windmill Blade and Parts Deliveries Scheduled for Next Week Through Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset Counties    

    March 27, 2026

    The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is advising drivers of the potential for lengthy delays from the movement of windmill blades and Nacelles (windmill motor housing) through Bedford, Blair, Cambria and Somerset counties next week.   

    On Monday, March 30, two superloads comprised of windmill blades are scheduled to depart from a Maryland facility at 10:00 AM, and on Tuesday, March 31, Wednesday, April 1, Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3, 2026, windmill blades are scheduled to depart from a Maryland facility at 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM each day. The windmill blades will travel north on U.S. 219 through Somerset and Cambria counties, before taking Route 869 (Locus Street) and Route 160 (Mill Road) to the wind farm.

    Additionally, on Monday, March 30, and Tuesday, March 31, Nacella superloads are scheduled leave Clearfield County at 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM each day and access Interstate 99 (I-99) in Centre County, before continuing into Blair County on I-99 and 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) and Route 869 (Beaver Run Avenue) to its destination.     

    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, these superloads (vehicles exceeding 201,000 pounds, 160 feet in length, or 16 feet in width) 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.           

    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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