9/21/2011
Mammoet receives permits to travel Thursday night, Monday night
BOISE - Permits have been issued to allow ExxonMobil equipment to move on U.S. 95 and Interstate 90 Thursday night (Sept. 22) and Monday night (Sept. 26), the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Mammoet, the contract hauler for ExxonMobil, will transport the equipment. Two shipments are approved to travel Thursday and two on Monday. The shipments generally take one night to reach the Idaho/Montana state line.
On Thursday, the shipments are allowed to leave the Port of Lewiston at 8 p.m., and travel together. One is 23 feet wide, 73 feet long, 15.3 feet high and weighs 84,200 pounds. The other is 24 feet wide, 132 feet long, a maximum of 14 feet high and weighs 256,500 pounds.
On Monday, the two shipments also are allowed to leave the port at 8 p.m., and travel together. One is 23 feet wide, 101 feet long, a maximum of 14 feet high and weighs 80,200 pounds. The other is 24 feet wide, 14.7 feet high, 90 feet long and weighs 115,700 pounds.
They 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 approximately 15 minutes. Twenty-five locations have been identified as places for traffic to pass. The shipments will be accompanied by ISP patrol vehicles and pilot vehicles.