4/27/2011
ExxonMobil test shipment reaches milepost 169.1
BOISE - An Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil over-sized test load safely traveled more than 100 miles on U.S. 12 overnight, stopping at a chain-up area near the Idaho-Montana border, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The shipment left milepost 61 shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, and reached milepost 169.1 at 4:03 a.m. this morning (Wednesday).
The weather was clear, and the driving conditions were dry. The transport encountered no problems, and the traffic control plan worked as designed, ITD reported.
The test shipment will resume travel Thursday at 12 a.m., weather permitting, and will proceed into Montana.
The shipment left milepost 61 shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, and reached milepost 169.1 at 4:03 a.m. this morning (Wednesday).
The weather was clear, and the driving conditions were dry. The transport encountered no problems, and the traffic control plan worked as designed, ITD reported.
The test shipment will resume travel Thursday at 12 a.m., weather permitting, and will proceed into Montana.