Final Mega Superload Could Create Traffic Delays at Ross County Fair
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(Southern Ohio) – The final Mega Superload to traverse through southern Ohio could cause some traffic delays for the next-to-last day of the 2024 Ross County Fair, and could also impact the Scioto County Fair prior to that.
Load #15 will arrive sometime between 1pm-3pm Friday August 9th, where it will be parked for the overnight, just a couple hundred yards away from the Ross County Fairground entrance on State Route 104. The Superload will leave that location at approximately 5:45am the following morning, Saturday August 10th and make its way through Pickaway County. Ross County Fair officials are urging anyone coming to the Fairgrounds that Friday, to either arrive before the Superload makes its way onto State Route 104 shortly after Noon, or wait until after it is parked at mid-to-late afternoon Friday.
The route for Load #15 will depart from the dock in Manchester Wednesday, August 7 and will be delivered to the Intel site in New Albany Tuesday, August 13. The detailed schedule is shown below.
“We realize the schedule for this move will conflict with the Pike County Fair, Ross County Fair, Scioto County Fair, and Pataskala Street Fair. We have attempted to schedule these moves so that traffic impacts are minimal, but the impacts are unavoidable if we want to finish with the mega load moves before the start of the school year, so we don’t affect school bus schedules. Several school districts along the route resume classes August 14th, so the schedule is very tight”, according to Ohio Department of Transportation officials.
See the entire travel schedule for Mega Load 15 below:
LOAD 15 (MEGA LOAD 4)
Hauler: Edwards Moving & Rigging
Cargo: RECTI BOX (cold box)
Height: 22’9”
Width: 19’9”
Length: 278’2”
Weight: 915,546 pounds
August 7 (Day 1) – Dock in Manchester to Coleman Lawn & Landscaping (32 miles)
Originates in Adams County, travels into Scioto County
5:15 a.m. Tailgate Talk at dock site in Manchester
6:00 a.m. Departure (approximate)
The first load is scheduled to begin moving east on US Route 52
The load is expected to cross over and travel the wrong way in the US Route 52 Westbound lanes just before the junction of SR 239 & US Route 52.
The load will travel North on the SR 239 Southbound ramp toward SR 73/SR 852
Overnight Location: Coleman Lawn & Landscaping
August 8 (Day 2) – Coleman Lawn & Landscaping to ODOT Scioto County Garage (14 miles)
Originates in and travels through Scioto County
7:00 a.m. Tailgate Talk at Coleman Lawn & Landscaping
7:45 a.m. Departure (approximate)
The load will travel South in the Northbound lanes of SR 73/SR 852 to US Route 52
Then it will head East in the Westbound lanes on US Route 52 to US Route 23 in Portsmouth
Travel North on US Route 23 in the Northbound lanes to the intersection of Kinneys Lane and Argonne Road where it will cross over into the Northbound lanes toward the Village of Piketon
Overnight Location: ODOT District 9 Scioto County Garage
August 9 (Day 3) – ODOT Scioto County Garage to Ross County Fairgrounds (48 miles)
Originates in Scioto County, travels through Pike County and into Ross County
5:15 a.m. Tailgate Talk at ODOT District 9 Garage Scioto County Garage
5:45 a.m. Departure (approximate)
Continue to travel North on US Route 23 to Piketon where it will cross over into the Southbound lanes of US Route 23 at Market Street to maneuver around the traffic signals then cross back over into the Northbound lanes of US Route 23
Travel North on US Route 23 to Chillicothe
Take US Route 35 West to SR 104 North
SR 104 North toward SR 762 near Commercial Point
Overnight Location: Ross County Fairgrounds
August 10 (Day 4) – Ross County Fairgrounds to Rickenbacker (35 miles)
Originates in Ross County, travels through Pickaway County and into Franklin County
5:15 a.m. Tailgate Talk
5:45 a.m. Departure (approximate)
Continue to travel North on SR 104 to SR 762 near Commercial Point
Travel East on State Route 762 to Rickenbacker Parkway
Overnight Location: Rickenbacker
August 11 (Day 5) – Rickenbacker to Freedom Way in Pickerington (18 miles)
Originates in and travels through Franklin County and into Fairfield County
5:15 a.m. Tailgate Talk
5:45 a.m. Departure (approximate)
Travel North on Rickenbacker Parkway North to State Route 317
Travel North on State Route 317 past Groveport to Bixby Road East
Travel East on Bixby Road to US Route 33
Travel East in the Westbound lanes of US Route 33 to the Gender Road Southbound to US Route 33 Westbound ramp in Canal Winchester
Travel the wrong way on the Gender Road Southbound to US Route 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 toward State Route 310
Overnight Location: Freedom Way in Pickerington
August 12 (Day 6) – Freedom Way in Pickerington to Capital City Chrome & Customs in Pataskala (15 miles)
Originates in Fairfield County and travels into Licking County
8:30 a.m. Tailgate Talk
9:00 a.m. Departure (approximate)
Originates in Fairfield County and travels into Licking County
Continue East on Tussing Road/State Route 204 East to State Route 310
Travel North on State Route 310 to US Route 40 in Etna
Travel West on US Route 40 to Mink Street
Travel North on Mink Street to State Route 16
Travel East on State Route 16 to Park Avenue
Overnight location: Capital City Chrome & Customs in Pataskala
August 13 (Day 7) – Capital City Chrome & Customs in Pataskala to Intel site in New Albany (10 miles)
Originates in and travels through Licking County
8:30 a.m. Tailgate Talk
9:00 a.m. Departure (approximate)
Travel East on State Route 16 to State Route 310
Travel North on State Route 310 to State Route 161
Travel West on State Route 161 to Mink Street
Travel North on Mink Street to Clover Valley Road NW
Load delivered
