Some drivers in Lafayette Parish will need to exercise some patience this morning as an electrical transformer will be transported through the area.

Electrical Transformer Load provided by Berard
Electrical Transformer Load provided by Berard
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Scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m., Berard Transportation of New Iberia will be moving the 500,000-pound, 22-foot load slowly through the Hub City - from Cameron Street in Lafayette to a substation near Duson.

Electrical Transformer Load provided by Berard
Electrical Transformer Load provided by Berard
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There will be a convoy of bucket trucks, support vehicles, and police escorts directing traffic near the load. This is expected to last for about 3 hours.

Below is a map of the transport route:

Transport Route provided by Berard
Transport Route provided by Berard
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