3/7/2011
ConocoPhillips equipment shipment safely reaches Idaho/Montana border
The shipment left milepost 169 on Sunday at 10:05 p.m. (PST). It stopped
on the Idaho side of Lolo Pass at about 11 p.m. to prepare for entry into Montana. The load crossed into Montana at 12:24 a.m. (MST).
Off-duty patrol officers from the Idaho State Police and crews from the
Idaho Transportation Department accompanied the load in Idaho 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 company refinery in Billings, Mont. Emmert International of Clackamas, Ore.,
is transporting the loads.
The third and fourth shipments will not leave from the Port of Lewiston
for about a month. The transport trucks hauling the first two shipments will
need to reach Billings and have the equipment removed before returning to
Lewiston for the third and fourth shipments.
In Idaho, each shipment is required to move between 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.