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.
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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.