Superload is second of dozens to make trek across Western Pennsylvania to data center site
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA —
A second superload is set to travel through Western Pennsylvania.
The superload will travel through Armstrong, Westmoreland, and Indiana counties before ending its journey at the new data center being built in Homer City.
The first superload took two days to travel from Schenley Township to Homer City, with people lining the streets in several communities along the route to watch.
PennDOT said the second superload is scheduled to leave at 9 a.m.
There will be around 50 trips like this between now and January as crews transport parts to the work site.
The Route of the Superload From PennDOT
The second load will travel from Schenley to Route 66 through Leechburg and Apollo to Delmont then on to Route 22.
It will continue to the Westmoreland/Indiana County line on Route 22 towards Blairsville.
It will then pull off at a staging area near Blairsville to install additional equipment to continue transport.
The superload will start at 7 p.m. along Route 22/119. Drivers west of the Indiana County line should use the detour route.
As the superload travels along Route 22/119 past Blairsville to its staging area along Route 119 drivers will be unable to pass the superload and can expect to travel at a very slow speed.
All vehicles travelling on Route 22/119 west of the Indiana County line will detour using Bairdstown Road/West Market Street to East Market Street/Old William Penn Highway to the Route 22/119 interchange.
Drivers east of the Indiana County line should expect to encounter a rolling slowdown on Route 22 East while the superload is crossing the bridge over the Conemaugh River.