DELMONT, Pa. — Data center deliveries starting this week could slow down traffic across three busy roads.
Neighbors are preparing for the first of dozens of trucks that will travel through Westmoreland, Indiana and Armstrong counties down Routes 66 and 22 on their way to the new power plant and data center in Homer City.
Traffic delays start this week and run through the month of January.
Edwards Moving and Rigging will be transporting massive amounts of equipment from the docks in Freeport to a new power plant and data center site.
“Our weights ranged from 238,000 up to 440,000 cargo,” transporting engineer Willie Sanford said.
The trucks, which are about 206 feet long and 17 feet wide, will impact traffic on major roadways from September to January.
“Our goal is to transport six days a week. I do know that some of our local municipalities have some parades or fall festivals going on, so there will be two Saturdays that we will not be able to transport,” Sanford said.
The issue for local drivers is that the trucks will only move between three and 15 mph through Armstrong, Westmorland and Indiana counties.
Over 50 trucks will travel along three major roadways: Route 66, US 22, and Route 119.
They will leave the docks after 8 a.m. to avoid delaying school buses. First responders will be allowed to move around the trucks in case of an emergency, but local drivers may find themselves stuck.
“We have been working with PennDOT and outside bridge engineering now for about seven or eight months in order to get the calculations and trailer configurations to be able to cross the bridges along the route,” Sanford said.
The bridges impacted will be US 22 near Highway 217, and the Campbells Mill Road bridge will require a complete closure while trucks move over them.
Edwards Moving and Rigging will update their social media pages on transfer days throughout the next four months, and we will share those updates on our website.
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