GREENE COUNTY — A superload just finished moving through part of the MIami Valley.
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The 369,000-pound transformer was loaded onto this truck to be moved to an AES substation.
Piqua Steel Company moved an electric transformer from the Fairborn Railroad site to an AES substation on Dayton Xenia Road.
Once it’s on the truck, the total weight of the equipment nears 600,000 pounds.
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The City of Fairborn said it’s the fifth superload move of the year.
Some people had to see it for themselves.
“I wanted to come out and see it and I never seen one before,” Kurt Sparkman said.
Piqua Steel Company moved an electric transformer from the Fairborn Railroad site to an AES substation on Dayton Xenia Road — an around eight-mile trip.
“It’s just massive. It’s something to see. You don’t see that kind of equipment moving all the time,” Paul Salmons said.
The superload cannot go under bridges or on the highway.
Crews can face a lot of challenges moving the equipment.
On Friday, it was power lines and street lights blocking the route.
AES crews used bucket trucks to raise up the lines and allow the truck through.
One light was attached to a pole, so crews used a wrench and positioned it horizontally to make room.
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