PennDOT Issues Permits for Six More Windmill Superload Movements

CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation alerted drivers that it issued six more permits for windmill superload movements that it expects to pass through Clearfield County on Friday, Sept. 30.

Three loads of windmill blades will leave the Port of Erie Friday, one at 9 a.m., one at 11 a.m., and the third at 1 p.m. They will proceed non-stop to the Sandy Ridge Wind Farm near Tyrone in Blair County.

Additionally, three loads of Tower Sections will depart from Falls Creek at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Route details for Friday are:

• Interstate 80 from Falls Creek/On-ramp at Interchange 97 to Clearfield at Exit 120
• Route 879 south to Route 322
• Route 322 back to Route 879
• Route 879 to Route 153
• Route 153 to Route 253/Route 453

This set of movements will note feature a wrong-way maneuver involving the Clearfield Bypass (Route 879) and Route 322 near the Clearfield Mall.

PennDOT expects the transport of all the parts to take approximately six weeks. Movements will occur during daylight hours and are weather dependent.

Haulers can travel at posted speed limits except for turning maneuvers. PennDOT will update drivers as more superload permits are issued.

Private escorts will accompany each load to facilitate transport and enhance safety for motorists. Wolfe House and Building Movers LLC of Bernville, Pa., and Lone Star Transportation LLC of Fort Worth, Texas, are the haulers. Pennsylvania State Police will help facilitate wrong-way movements.

PennDOT cautions drivers to remain alert for this slow-moving operation and to anticipate traffic stops—especially during “wrong way” maneuvers. Travel delays could be lengthy.

Motorists are encouraged to “Know Before They Go” by checking conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles 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.

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