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Superload On The Move Again Today

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A slow-moving Superload that has been parked along KY 120 in eastern Crittenden County since Wednesday is expected to be on the move again starting around 11 a.m., CST, today.

 

The 195 ft. long truck with a 19-axle trailer escorted by several support vehicles is hauling an over-dimensional 17 ft.- 6 inch tall, almost 400,000-pound load from near Cincinnati, OH, to Aberdeen, Mississippi.  Due to the height of the load, the truck has to move along mostly rural routes to avoid highway overpasses-  making it something akin to moving a house.

 

The hauler, Miller Transportation, has submitted a permit request and been approved to travel KY 120 eastward into Marion, then south along U.S. 641 through the Fredonia area of Caldwell County to Eddyville in Lyon County.  From Eddyville, the load will move southward on KY 93 to KY 276 East to reach U.S. 68.  From there, it will travel westward toward Cadiz to KY 139 to head south into Tennessee.  The permit requires the load to have a police escort.

 

The multi-axle truck normally moves at about 5 miles per hour.  Due to the 17 ft. width and height of the load, the effort required by support crews to help the Superload maneuver creates significant traffic delays, particularly going through cities where utility lines may have to be lifted to allow it to pass.

 

Miller Transportation spokesman Mike Mehalco has indicated the truck will start moving eastward along KY 120 in Crittenden County sometime after11 a.m., today, putting it traveling through Marion around 11:15 to 11:30.

 

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to provide regular updates as the Superload is on the move, today.  Mehalco anticipates the truck will travel about 50 miles today, then overnight at a location in Trigg County before continuing along the permitted route into Tennessee on Saturday.

Traffic Advisories reporting the progress and location of the load will be posted at www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

 

Motorists may also detect the location of the load by looking for traffic delays and possible detour routes on the WAZE App or at WAZE.com.

 

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