Super Load to Arrive at First Quality Tissue Monday

 
CLEARFIELD – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is alerting motorists that the Yankee Dryer super load will arrive in Lock Haven Monday, Dec. 16, eleven days after departing from Erie.

PennDOT anticipates that the super load will resume its journey at 7 a.m. Monday. On Sunday it traveled to an Interstate 80 cross-over between mile-marker 187 and mile-marker 188 east of the Lock Haven Exit. The unit caused a traffic back-up on the eastbound lanes late Sunday afternoon when the lead truck became disabled. Through traffic resumed around 8 p.m. Sunday.

In the morning, the convoy will turn around and head back westbound on I-80 to exit at the Lock Haven/178 ramp.

Once off I-80, the route will include:

• SR 220 North for 0.5 miles
• SR 220 Mackeyville exit, cross over at Auction Road, ramp back up to SR 220 North and use SR 220 North for 1.9 miles
• SR 220 North exit 107
• SR 477 West (Long Run Road) for 0.3 miles
• SR 64 North (Nittany Valley Drive/Water Street) for 1.9 miles
• SR 150 North (Eagle Valley Road) for 0.4 miles
• SR 2015 (Mill Hall Road) for 0.3 miles – Counter-flow movement traveling south
• SR 220 South for 2.4 miles to exit 107 – Counter-flow movement traveling north
• SR 220 south to exit 111, continuing to SR 2012/SR 120 East – Counter-flow movement on SR 120, traveling west
• Walnut Street for 0.2 miles
• Park Street for 0.8 miles
• First Quality Tissue entrance

Drivers will need to remain alert for the slow-moving operation, which will travel at speeds slower than 15 miles-per-hour. Drivers in the area are encouraged to use alternate routes.