9/27/2011
ExxonMobil equipment shipments will move Thursday night
BOISE – Three ExxonMobil equipment shipments will take place Thursday (Sept. 29) on U.S. 95 and Interstate 90, moving from the Port of Lewiston to Montana, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Over-legal permits issued for the shipments allows them to leave the Port of Lewiston at 8 p.m. Departures from the port will be staggered 30 minutes apart, stop south of Moscow, travel through Moscow together, then separate north of Moscow to resume traveling 30 minutes apart.
One load is 23 feet wide, 101 feet long, up to 14 feet high and weighs 80,200 pounds. One is 24 feet wide, 14.7 feet high, 90 feet long and weighs 115,700 pounds. The third load is 24 feet wide, 15.1 feet high, 189 feet long and weighs 385,000 pounds.
They are expected to reach the Idaho/Montana state line in one overnight trip.
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.