Dominion generator transport

**beamer_ball** · June 19th, 2010, 03:25 PM

Some have probably already heard about it but anyone traveling through the areas from Knoxville, Morristown, and on up to Cumberland Gap, and/or Lee and Wise Counties at night/early morning over the next couple of weeks should be aware of the moving of the massive generator for the Dominion Power Plant in St. Paul. The move started (in Knoxville) this morning, this will be the only time it will be moved during the day, and will take a couple or so weeks (starting at 10 each night) to move going from Knoxville, up to the Virginia line (in Lee County) along 58 into Wise County, and up to St. Paul. It will probably look like a parade coming through with the spectators and then the transport vehicles, VDOT (once in Va), State police, contractors, tree companies, and power companies that will accompany it. Should be most interesting coming through Jonesville and Pennington, especially in Jonesville when they have to raise it up and get it over the hill in the middle of town.

WBIR article:
WBIR.com | Knoxville, TN | Giant generator snarls traffic, draws spectators in East Tennessee

To be transported in on a 56 axle rig with four tractors (two to pull and two to push), weight total of everything about 640 tons.

Knox News Sentinel article
1,000-foot-long convoy starts journey today Knoxville News Sentinel

Pictures of the rig...
Slow going: Massive generator prepares for trip to Virginia : Knoxville Photo Galleries : Knoxville News Sentinel: Local Knoxville, Tennessee News Delivered Throughout the Day.

**ms pemberley** · June 21st, 2010, 03:35 PM

And that leaves me wondering how they are going to get it out of Coeburn. Will it be too big to go under the overpass? And I'm sure that there will be plenty of gawkers and rubberneckers just trying to get a peek at the massive piece of equipment.

**imported_elp6n** · June 21st, 2010, 03:42 PM

All the overpasses, overhead lines, street lights, etc. were mapped out in advanced (one reason why it can't go up US23 - can't fit through RR overpasses in Duffield).

There will be some creative routing involved.

**beamer_ball** · June 21st, 2010, 07:28 PM

I'd say going through Jonesville and Big Stone will be some of the most challenging places. As I mentioned before wiith it being so long, they'll have to raise it up so many feet to allow it to pass over the hill by the courthouse in Jonesville. I'd say it'll be a tight squeeze through some areas there too, along with Pennington and Big Stone. Also to take a different approach to getting back on the 4-lane at Powell Valley. Another interesting thing will be the bridges. Most of them have been reinforced with some additional support, TDOT inspected all theirs and will do the same after it passes.

TDOT had the plans for the first 3 days of transport up on their website, maybe they'll add some additional days. Haven't seen anything from VDOT.

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