Prepare for a very slow escort of industrial equipment Saturday-Monday

The trip from Riverfront Parkway to Hickory Valley Road will take more than 4 hours.. each morning

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is warning drivers about some wide loads on the roads this weekend.

They will be escorting three large industrial pieces of equipment to the Gestamp plant on Hickory Valley Road.

They will be coming from Riverfront Parkway.

The route has to be approved to make sure the roads can handle the load and that they can clear any bridges.

The loads are extremely heavy, so the relatively short tip will take around four and a half hours to make.

The first trip begins at 9 AM on Saturday, weather permitting. And the escorts will repeat on Sunday and Monday mornings.

Here is the specific route to help you avoid the delay:

·       Depart 19th Street and traveling east on Riverfront Parkway

·       Right on Lookout Street

·       Left on 4th Street (Turns into 3rd Street)

·       Right on Central Avenue

·       Left on Main Street

·       Left on Holtzclaw Avenue

·       Right on McCallie Avenue

·       Left on Derby Street

·       Right on 3rd  Street

·       Right on Glenwood

·       Left on Oak Street (turns into Shallowford Road)

·       Left on Jersey Pike

·       Right on Highway 58

·       Right on Hickory Valley Road

·       Right turn into Gestamp Facility (Final Destination)