Super Load on the Road Again
TITUSVILLE – The transmission of its “pull vehicle” fixed, the super load from Erie to Lock Haven is up and running again.
PennDOT officials say the large industrial dryer has resumed its journey from near Titusville, Crawford County, next up on Tuesday taking Route 27 to Pleasantville, Venango County, then Routes 36 and 62 in Venango and Forest counties. Nine counties in all will be traversed as the Yankee dryer wends its way to the First Quality Tissue facility in Castanea Township.
The trip is being carried out only during daylight hours, accompanied by state police and PennDOT personnel, the speed at less than 15 miles an hour. Thursday of this week was the anticipated arrival time at First Quality but the weekend mechanical problems with the pull truck are expected to push back that date.
Ace Heavy Haul of Chelsea, Oklahoma is transporting the load.
PennDOT has issued an advisory as to “counterflows” on state roadways as the dryer works its way to its new home:
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 27 West (Central Avenue)—Venango County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 879 West off-ramp in the Clearfield Mall area—Clearfield County
• Multiple crossover movements on SR 879—Clearfield County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 322 westbound off-ramp at Woodland intersection—Clearfield County
• Counterflow movement on SR 322 West—Centre County
• Crossover movement on SR 322 East and Blazosky Rd—Centre County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 2015 (Mill Hall Rd)—Clinton County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 220 South at exit 109—Clinton County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR2012 E/120 East in Lock Haven area—Clinton County
• Counterflow/opposite direction movement on SR 120 East on-ramp in Lock Haven area—Clinton County
Flaggers will be positioned at specific locations and intersections along the super load route to assist movements through intersections and control traffic during counter-flow movements.
Drivers will need to remain alert for this slow-moving operation, which will travel at speeds lower than 15 miles-per-hour.
