COLUMBUS, Ohio — It takes a lot of resources to create an Intel chip manufacturing plant, a lot of big resources to be specific.
The ninth of almost two dozen super loads headed to New Albany, the site of the new plant, has been delayed a week, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced in a press release. The highway patrol-escorted load will now be headed north from Adams County on Thursday, May 9.
This load specifically carries a tank for the plant. It comes in at 436,410 pounds. For some perspective, according to JD Power, the maximum laden weight for a semi-truck is 80,000 pounds. This load will be more than 19 feet tall, 16 feet wide and 197 feet long.
ODOT said they have “carefully analyzed and planned the route.”
“Since each load will be escorted by several Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, emergency traffic will get around the rolling roadblock with minimal delay,” the release reads. “Working with partners like local governments and utility companies, obstructions along the route such as large overhead signs, traffic signals, and utility lines have been adjusted and moved.”
They have also checked the route and schedule of these loads against various local events to “minimize impacts.”