A large piece of equipment is being moved to Plant Vogtle
A wide load moving from Plant McIntosh in Rincon to Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro will cause delays in traffic in Effingham County on Friday.
Big reader boards are warning motorists to expect delays when the huge piece of equipment, a deaerator, is moved, starting at 8:30 a.m. Friday and continuing through 2:30 p.m. Friday.
The piece of equipment, which is two lanes wide, will travel on Ebenezer Road and on Ga. 21 northbound on Friday.
Motorists are being advised to use extreme caution in its vicinity and to follow instructions from the law enforcement escort.
Traffic will be slowed or even stopped at some points because of the load.
The mega load will continue from Screven County into Burke County on Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The route the load will take: in Effingham County, Ebenezer Road to Ga. 21 northbound. In Screven County, it will travel on Ga. 21 to U.S. 301, then Ga. 24.
In Burke County, the load will travel on Ga. 24, Murray Hill Road, Millhaven Road, Ga. 23 and Ebenezer Church Road.