10/5/2011
ExxonMobil equipment shipments will move Thursday night
BOISE – Three ExxonMobil/Mammoet equipment shipments will take place Thursday (Oct. 6) 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 21.5 feet wide, 78 feet long, 14.11 feet high and weighs 85,000 pounds. One is 24 feet wide, 14.6 feet high, 213 feet long and weighs 345,250 pounds. The third load is 24.2 feet wide, 15.10 feet high, 213 feet long and weighs 339,600 pounds.
The shipment weighing 85,000 pounds is expected to reach the Idaho/Montana state line in one overnight trip. The remaining two are expected to take an additional night to reach an area west of the Idaho/Montana state line.
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.