4/26/2011
ExxonMobil test shipment resumes travel tonight
BOISE - An Imperial
Oil/ExxonMobil over-sized test load will resume travel tonight on U.S. 12, the
Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The test shipment is
scheduled to leave from milepost 61 at 10 p.m., and travel to milepost 139.
The over-sized test
load left the Port of Lewiston on April 11. During the drive, it hit a guy wire
strung across the highway at milepost 47. The guy wire came loose, was flung
over a nearby power line and caused a power outage.
The transport
stayed at milepost 61 while the transportation department, ExxonMobil and
Mammoet worked on ensuring the load has adequate clearance. Mammoet is the
contract hauler hired by ExxonMobil to move the test shipment.