City of Toledo announces upcoming temporary road closures due to ‘Cold Box’ transport

These closures will be implemented in rolling fashion.

Here’s a photo of the giant load that’ll be making its way through the Glass City. (City of Toledo)

TOLEDO, Ohio — The City of Toledo Department of Transportation, TDOT, is facilitating the transportation of ‘Cold Boxes’ from the Lucas County Port to North Star Steel. The move will require a slow rolling closure overnight along the route. Police and TDOT vehicles will accompany the transport.

The vehicle cannot exceed speeds of up to15mph, which is why traffic will be slowed and roads closed and reopened along the route as it moves through. Traffic will not be able to drive past the oversized vehicle for safety reasons.

The approved route is as follows:

Lee St. to Front St. to Oak St. to Woodville Rd. / Clayton St. (High Level Bridge) to Summit St. to Monroe St. to Bancroft St. to Detroit Ave. to Nebraska Ave. to Westwood Ave. to Hill Ave. to Byrne Rd. to Airport Hwy. and ending at Toledo city limits along Holland-Sylvania Road.

Rolling Road Closures (City of Toledo)

This will all occur on the following dates and times:

· Thursday, May 5th, from 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.

· Monday, May 9th, from 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.

· Thursday, May 12th, from 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.

· Monday, May 16th, from 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.

· Thursday, May 19th, from 10 p.m. to 9:30 a.m.

The “Cold Boxes” were manufactured in China and their purpose is to process materials and turn them into gasses for both the smelting of metals, as well as to produce medical grade O2, Argon, and Nitrogen. They are are non-hazardous.

The transport is being conducted in partnership with ODOT and Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority.