The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is warning drivers to prepare for delays caused by the transport of a superload on Interstate 80 next week.
Beginning Monday, June 30, crews will start transporting a large transformer from Laramie to Medicine Bow.
The superload will leave a rail yard in Laramie on June 30 and arrive at I-80’s Snowy Range on-ramp at mile marker 311 around 10:30 a.m.
The slow-moving superload will then proceed west on I-80 to the truck parking area at mile marker 307.
The superload is scheduled to leave the truck parking area at 5 a.m. on July 1 and travel approximately two hours on I-80 to Arlington at mile marker 272. The superload will then travel from Wyoming Highway 13 to US Highway 30/287, eventually arriving in Medicine Bow.
“The transport dimensions are 17’3” tall, 26′ wide, and 385′ long, weighing 1,484,000 pounds. Due to the size of the superload, both lanes of travel will be utilized.
To avoid damaging the interstate, the transport will travel at 25-30 mph, with speeds dropping to 10 mph over bridges. “Stoppages and travel delays are to be expected,” WYDOT said.
According to WYDOT, the transport is expected to return to the Laramie rail yard in the second week of July. Two additional transformers are scheduled for transport this summer.
