4/1/2011
ExxonMobil test shipment will leave Port of Lewiston on Monday
BOISE - An ExxonMobil test shipment will leave the Port of Lewiston on Monday at 10 p.m., and is scheduled to reach the Idaho/Montana state line early Thursday morning, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The test load will assist ExxonMobil in planning for potential future shipments on U.S. 12. The test load is 24 feet wide, 30 feet high, 208 feet long and weighs approximately 508,000 pounds.
On Monday night, the test shipment is scheduled to leave the Port at 10 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time), and travel to Kooskia by 5:30 a.m. On Tuesday night, it is scheduled to leave Kooskia at about 11 p.m. and travel to milepost 139. On the third night, it is scheduled to leave milepost 139 at about 11 p.m. and travel 7.5 miles into Montana. It is scheduled to travel over the Lolo Pass at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday.
The test shipment is required to travel from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., and limit traffic delays to 15 minutes. It will pull off of U.S. 12 at designated pullouts to let other vehicles pass. In addition, it will be accompanied by Idaho State Police vehicles.