11/8/2013
Equipment shipment scheduled to travel on U.S. 95, Interstate 90 this weekend
BOISE - Motorists on U.S. 95 between Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene can expect intermittent delays from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 10) and Monday (Nov. 11) for the transport of an oversized load, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
The shipment is 16 feet wide, 15.9 feet tall, 297 feet long and weighs 644,000 pounds. It will enter Idaho from the Port of Wilma in Clarkston, Wash., using Idaho 128, travel north on U.S. 95 and then east on Interstate 90 to the Montana border.
The shipment will be accompanied by pilot cars and flaggers. Motorists can anticipate delays of up to 15 minutes. Locations have been identified along U.S. 95 where the shipment can safely pull over to let traffic pass.