NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — Motorists in Ohio may soon experience traffic delays as giant equipment is shipped to Intel’s Ohio One site.

Intel will be transporting large pieces of equipment across Ohio roadways beginning in February. To accommodate the move, the Franklin County Engineer’s Office has issued a special hauling permit for “overweight and oversized loads” for portions of Rickenbacker Parkway and Bixby Road between State Route 317 and U.S. 33.

New Albany has seen rapid development since Intel announced in January 2022 that it had selected the Licking County portion of the New Albany International Business Park to be the location for a chip manufacturing project worth billions. But while that development can be beneficial to the area, it can also be an inconvenience for local residents. Road closures have come with the Intel project already, and this marks one more traffic disruption.

The oversized loads traveling through Ohio will be moved on trailers of up to 200 feet, if not larger, according to police in Groveport, which is near the intersection of U.S. 33 and State Route 317. The police department said there will be 18 loads moved from Manchester — on the Ohio River in Adams County east of Cincinnati — to New Albany.

The loads are so large that they cannot go underneath overpasses, so the equipment will have to go through back routes, but the full route through the state was not immediately clear.

The first load is scheduled to go through Franklin County on Feb. 10 and 11. But the schedule could be subject to change based on weather and other factors.

Message boards will be placed along the Hamilton Road portion of the route in the days leading up to the shipment. The traveling public will be alerted to the possible traffic delays five days prior to the shipment’s arrival.

The Franklin County Engineer’s Office will continue to collaborate with the Ohio Department of Transportation and local municipalities to safely transport the loads through the county with minimal traffic.

The transportation of this equipment is expected to take nine months, according to Groveport police.