A large piece of industrial equipment halted and delayed traffic Tuesday head through major traffic arteries in the region, including Route 22 in Westmoreland County and routes 48 and 130 in Allegheny County.
The super load was 160 feet long and nearly 28 feet wide, according to PennDOT. It took up two highway lanes as it traveled from Columbiana County, Ohio, to the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock.
Hauled by Aliquippa-based Southern Pines Trucking, the cone is making a return trip, reversing a route taken in midsummer 2023. That’s when it headed to Columbiana County’s Reichard Industries, a steel mill service and supply company.
The load entered Pennsylvania on Interstate 80, passing through Mercer, Venango, Butler, Clarion and Jefferson counties. It then went south through Indiana County on Routs 36, 436 and 119 before turning west on Route 22 through Westmoreland County.
In Allegheny County, it headed south on Route 48 and west on Route 130, continuing along the Tri-Boro Expressway and Braddock Avenue to the Thomson plant.
