BOISE – An ExxonMobil equipment shipment will leave the Port of Lewiston tonight en route to the Idaho/Montana state line, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.

The shipment will travel north on U.S. 95 to the Interstate 90 interchange in Coeur d'Alene, then east on Interstate 90 to the border with Montana. The permit issued for the shipment allows it to travel Friday night/Saturday morning, with the requirement that it travel during night-time hours on U.S. 95.

The shipment weighs 69,550 pounds, is 17 feet wide, 14 feet high and 81 feet in length. Its average speed is expected to be 35 mph. Traffic delays will be limited to 15 minutes. Twenty-five locations have been identified to allow traffic to pass.

Two Idaho State Police patrol vehicles and pilot vehicles will accompany the load.