8/5/2011
ExxonMobil equipment shipments scheduled to leave Lewiston Sunday, Monday
BOISE - ExxonMobil equipment shipments are scheduled to begin traveling Sunday and Monday on U.S. 95 and Interstate 90 from the Port of Lewiston to the Idaho-Montana state line, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Separate shipments will leave the port at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday and Monday. The shipment scheduled for Sunday is 17.10 feet wide, 14 feet high, 76 feet long and weighs 72,900 pounds. The shipment scheduled for departure Monday is 17.8 feet wide, 14 feet high, 75 feet long and weighs 69,100 pounds.
The shipments will travel north on U.S. 95 to the Interstate 90 interchange in Coeur d'Alene, then east on Interstate 90 to the Montana border. Traffic delays will be limited to 15 minutes. Twenty-five locations have been identified as places for traffic to pass.
Two Idaho State Police patrol vehicles and pilot vehicles will accompany the transports.