4/12/2011
ExxonMobil test shipment reaches milepost 61
BOISE - An Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil over-sized test load traveled from the Port of Lewiston to a turnout at milepost 61 west of Kooskia on U.S. 12 Monday evening, the Idaho Transportation Department reported.
During the trip:
- The transport struck and broke a tree branch near the Lewiston rose garden. The branch was approximately 10 inches in diameter and 20 feet long. No delays were caused.
- The load also hit a guy wire strung across the highway at milepost 47. A pole holding the guy wire up broke, and the guy wire was flung over a nearby high voltage power line. The highway was closed for approximately 60 minutes while waiting for Avista Power to assess the situation.
- The test load traveled on to milepost 61 where it parked in a turnout at about 4 a.m.
The transportation department requested that Mammoet, the transport company, investigate and report on the two incidents before resuming the trip. The module will not move tonight pending the report from Mammoet.
During the trip:
- The transport struck and broke a tree branch near the Lewiston rose garden. The branch was approximately 10 inches in diameter and 20 feet long. No delays were caused.
- The load also hit a guy wire strung across the highway at milepost 47. A pole holding the guy wire up broke, and the guy wire was flung over a nearby high voltage power line. The highway was closed for approximately 60 minutes while waiting for Avista Power to assess the situation.
- The test load traveled on to milepost 61 where it parked in a turnout at about 4 a.m.
The transportation department requested that Mammoet, the transport company, investigate and report on the two incidents before resuming the trip. The module will not move tonight pending the report from Mammoet.