3/4/2011
ConocoPhillips equipment shipment safely reaches milepost 160.1
POWELL - The oversized
ConocoPhillips load en route to Montana on U.S. 12 safely reached milepost
160.1 this morning (Friday), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The equipment transport left milepost 139.2 on Thursday at 10 p.m. It pulled
off of U.S. 12 at 2:58 a.m. today.
The shipment planned to travel to
milepost 169. It stopped early because of snowfall.
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.
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.