Superload To Impact Travel On Interstate 80 Thursday, Friday
The Wyoming Department of Transportation says the final superload of the summer will slow traffic on Interstate 80 in Wyoming today and tomorrow.
The Superload Will Leave Laramie This Afternoon
According to a WYDOT news release, the superload will be carrying a transformer from Laramie to Medicine Bow. The superload will leave the Laramie railyard this afternoon.
From there, according to the release, it "is estimated to make it onto Interstate 80 at the Snowy Range on-ramp at mile marker 311 by 2:00 p.m. From there, the superload will move west to the truck parking lot at milepost 307."
On Friday, August 8, the superload will leave the truck parking around 5:00 a.m. and drive to Arlington at mile marker 272 on I-80. The journey is anticipated to take around 2 hours. From there, the transport will take Wyoming Highway 13 to US Highway 30/287, ending its route in Medicine Bow.
The superload is enormous, 17’3” tall, 26’ wide, 385’ long and weighs 1,484,000 lbs. Because of that size, it will take up two lanes of the interstate. It will also be slow, traveling 25-30 mph most fo the time and slowing down to 10 mph over bridges. The slow speeds are to prevent damage to the highway from a load that large.
Besides moving slowly, frequent stops should also be expected.
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