[Update: Aug. 24] BayWa r.e., the owner of the Strauss Wind Energy Project, has encountered timing issues with their permits to transport the wind-turbine blades. Caltrans states moving the 200-foot-long blades is more likely to take place next week. The Munich-based renewable-energy company completed its Santa Barbara County building permit today.
[Original Story] As the Strauss Wind Energy Project moves sets of its roughly 200-foot-long turbine blades, Caltrans has issued a heads up that roads will be affected from the Port of Stockton to their new home in the hills south of Lompoc.
The trip begins during night on Wednesday, August 25, using three large transport vehicles with an escort by the California Highway Patrol. The caravan will head down Interstate 5 to Highway 46 East in the Lost Hills area and turn west toward the 101. Once it reaches Paso Robles, it will head south to the 135 junction at Los Alamos, and from there, to Highway 1 and Miguelito Canyon.