COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The next of the nearly two dozen super loads will reach its destination Saturday in Hebron, but will cause traffic delays on certain central Ohio roadways.
The super load is making its way from a dock on the Ohio River near Manchester in Adams County to the Freepoint Eco-Systems recycling facility near Hebron. Many later shipments will go to Intel’s Ohio One site in New Albany.
On Friday, the super load arrived at Rickenbacker Parkway. On Saturday, it is scheduled to travel the following route:
- Travel north on Rickenbacker Parkway north to Alum Creek Drive
- Travel north on Alum Creek Drive to Rohr Road
- Travel east on Rohr Road to Commerce Center Drive
- Travel north on Commerce Center Drive to Green Pointe Drive south
- Travel east on Green Point Drive south to Saltzgaber Road
- Travel south on Saltzgaber Road to State Route 317
- Travel north in the southbound lanes on State Route 317 past Groveport to Bixby Road east
- Travel east on Bixby Road to U.S. 33
- Travel east in the Westbound lanes of U.S. 33 to the Gender Road southbound to U.S.33 westbound ramp in Canal Winchester
- Travel the wrong way on the Gender Road southbound to U.S. 33 Westbound ramp
- Take State Route 674/Gender Road north to Brice Road
- Take Brice Road north to the intersection with Tussing Road/State Route 204 in Columbus
- Travel east on Tussing Road/State Route 204 east to State Route 310
- Travel north on State Route 310 to U.S. 40 in Etna
- Travel east on U.S. 40 to State Route 79 in Hebron
- Travel the wrong way on the State Route 79 southbound off ramp to U.S. 40
- Travel north in the southbound lanes on State Route 79 to local roads
A notice on Canal Winchester’s website indicated there will be highway closures on Saturday. The city’s website said when the load reaches U.S. 33 at Bixby Road, the highway will be briefly closed in both directions. The eastbound part of the highway will be quickly reopened, with the westbound portion remaining closed as the load moves.
