Video: Drone footage shows progress of Intel construction site in New Albany

NEW ALBANY, Ohio ( WCMH ) — New drone footage shows the progress being made on Intel’s Ohio One plant as construction continues on the New Albany site.

The footage shows a bird’s eye view of the massive construction site for the upcoming semiconductor manufacturing facility in Licking County. In May, Intel released renderings of the plant previewing an aerial perspective of what it would look like upon completion. This drone footage shows the much anticipated project still has a long way to go to reach that point.

Work on the plant is said to be finishing between 2026 and 2027, with the fabs expected to come online between 2027 and 2028. That’s a delayed timeline from its originally projected 2025 opening. When the delay was confirmed in March, a report signed by Vice President and Ohio Site Manager Jim Evers said the company continues to make “great progress” on its plant in New Albany’s Silicon Heartland.

As construction continues, Intel and the Ohio Department of Transportation have been conducting a transportation project of giant equipment necessary to the construction of the semiconductor plant. Called super loads, some of the shipments have weighed up to nearly 1 million pounds. The oversized shipments are carrying air processors.

Some uncertainty has shrouded Intel recently, as the company sees its stock prices plummeting. On Aug. 1, the company announced it would be cutting 15% of its workforce amidst a loss in the second quarter with a small revenue decline. This led to shareholders filing a lawsuit against Intel for misrepresenting the success of its in-house chip manufacturing. These developments are not expected to impact the New Albany project.

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