10/4/2011
UPDATE: Equipment shipments scheduled to use U.S. 12
BOISE – The schedule for two over-legal Nickel Bros equipment shipments moving on U.S. 12 this week has been advanced by one day each, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
A shipment will arrive in Idaho from the Port of Wilma in Clarkston, Wash., shortly after 10 p.m. on Wednesday instead of Thursday as previously scheduled. The load weighs 418,676 pounds, is 21.3 feet high, 17.8 feet wide and 191 feet long.
The travel schedule is:
– First night: Port of Wilma in Washington to milepost 38.8 on U.S. 12
– Second night: Milepost 38.8 to milepost 103.8
– Third night: Milepost 103.8 in Idaho to milepost 4 in Montana
Another shipment will arrive in Idaho shortly after 10 p.m. Friday instead of Saturday. It weighs 179,650 pounds, is 24 feet high, 20 feet wide and 104 feet long.
The travel schedule is:
– First night: Port of Wilma to milepost 73.8 on U.S. 12
– Second night: Milepost 73.8 in Idaho to milepost 4 on U.S. 12 in Montana
A shipment scheduled for tonight (Tuesday), has not changed.
Pullouts have been identified along the route to allow vehicles to pass safely, limiting delays to about 15 minutes. The shipments will travel between 10 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. and be accompanied to the Montana state line by an ambulance and pilot cars.
Nickel Bros is a contract hauler that specializes in moving large loads.