The delivery is one of 24 massive loads bringing air processing machinery to the upcoming $28 billion manufacturing campus.
- A 916,000-pound “super load” is barreling across Ohio this week to Intel’s New Albany semiconductor manufacturing campus, carrying an air processor used for silicon chip manufacturing.
- The massive haul is nearly the length of a football field, measuring 23 feet tall, 20 feet wide and 280 feet long. It’s scheduled to be delivered at the site on June 25, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
- The load is the twelfth of nearly two dozen super loads being delivered to the $28 billion project, as Intel continues with the construction of its two manufacturing facilities, slated for completion by the end of 2026.
The immense load began its trucking journey on Sunday in southwest Ohio and is getting special traffic treatment as it crosses the state, given its size and slow speed. Intel did not disclose any third-party contractors it’s using to truck the load.
The delivery is making stops throughout Ohio in West Portsmouth, Lucasville, Waverly, Chillicothe, Rickenbacker Parkway, Groveport, Pickerington and Pataskala, according to the department. The state, which planned the route and is providing Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, is expecting large crowds to line the route.
Some of the equipment will be used for air separator units to separate naturally occurring nitrogen from the air and store it for use in the semiconductor manufacturing process, according to Intel. The units won’t be immediately installed, but will eventually be located behind the front office buildings on the 1,000-acre Intel campus
The manufacturer repurposed a decommissioned coal power plant in Adams County, Ohio, into a port to unload its barge deliveries. The first of the 24 deliveries took place at the port in early March.
The deliveries help give some insight into the status of Intel’s construction that began in September 2022, after the company announced in February it was delaying projected completion of the site from 2025 to 2026. Intel is also making roadway improvements in the area surrounding the campus throughout the summer.
Intel initially said it would invest $20 billion in the project, but has since increased that estimate to $28 billion, including $8.5 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding for its projects in Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Oregon.