2/8/2011
ConocoPhillips shipment will resume Tuesday night
KOOSKIA - A ConocoPhillips shipment will resume traveling on U.S. 12 Tuesday (Feb. 8) at 10 p.m. toward the Montana border, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The travel plan for the shipment was modified by ITD to allow an additional night for the load to reach the state line. ITD is requesting the shipper, Emmert International, to approach the highway curves at slower speeds to ensure safety.
On Tuesday, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m., it will move from Kooskia to milepost 106.8. On Wednesday evening into Thursday morning, it will move from milepost 106.8 to milepost 136.1. The load is tentatively scheduled to move Thursday evening from milepost 136.1 into Montana on Friday morning.
The oversized load and three others scheduled to follow are limited to travel between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Each load will travel from Lewiston to the Idaho/Montana border, unless delayed by inclement weather.
Transports will stop at designated pullouts along the 174-mile route to allow vehicles to safely pass. ConocoPhillips established a toll-free information line, updated daily at noon, for reports on the shipment. The number is (866) 535-0138.
Motorists also can check ITD's website, itd.idaho.gov, the state's traveler service website, 511.idaho.gov, or dial 5-1-1 for information.