8/29/2011
Nickel Bros equipment shipments scheduled to move on U.S. 12 delayed by one day each
BOISE - Two over-legal loads that were scheduled to move on U.S. 12 today and Tuesday have been delayed by a day each, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The first load will enter on Idaho 128 from the Port of Wilma at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday (Aug. 30) instead of today as originally planned. It will connect with U.S. 12 and continue eastbound to Montana. The load is 17.7 feet high, 14 feet wide and 118 feet long, and weighs 200,478 pounds. Traffic delays are not anticipated.
The second shipment is scheduled to arrive in Idaho north of Lewiston on Wednesday, (Aug. 31) shortly after 3 a.m. instead of Tuesday. It also will enter on Idaho 128 from Washington, connect with U.S. 12 and continue to the Idaho-Montana state line. It is 19 feet high, 14.6 feet wide, 234 feet long and weighs 433,282 pounds. Because of its length, there may be traffic delays while the shipment navigates corners on the highway. Delays will be limited to 15 minutes or less.
The shipments are scheduled to take one day to travel from the Port of Wilma to the Idaho/Montana state line. Each transport will be accompanied by two pilot vehicles in the front and one behind it.
Nickel Bros will haul the equipment from the Port of Wilma in Clarkston, Wash., to a Weyerhaeuser pulp mill in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The equipment is for a high-efficiency evaporator plant that is designed to reduce greenhouse gases and generate electricity from steam.