3/3/2011
ConocoPhillips equipment shipment safely reaches milepost 139.2
KOOSKIA - The oversized
ConocoPhillips load en route to Montana on U.S. 12 safely reached milepost
139.2 this morning (Thursday), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The equipment transport left milepost 106.8 on Wednesday at 10:10 p.m. It pulled
off of U.S. 12 at 2:18 a.m. today.
Delays were within the 10 to 15
minutes allowed for the shipment.
Off-duty patrol officers from the Idaho State Police and crews from the
Idaho Transportation Department accompanied the load to ensure safe travel and
minimize impacts on motorists. Emergency medical personnel and pilot vehicles
also accompanied the load.
It is the second of four ConocoPhillips equipment shipments traveling to
a ConocoPhillips refinery in Billings, Mont. Emmert International of Clackamas,
Ore., is transporting the loads.
Each one is required to move between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.
ConocoPhillips established a toll-free information line, updated daily
at noon, for reports on the shipment. The number is (866) 535-0138.