2/14/2014
CORRECTED VERSION: Permit issued for third Omega Morgan shipment to travel on southern, eastern Idaho highways
EDITOR'S NOTE: Corrects weight of equipment shipment.
BOISE
– Motorists are advised to expect delays on southern and eastern Idaho
highways during the transport of a third Omega Morgan equipment shipment
beginning this weekend, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
ITD issued a permit today (Friday, Feb. 14)
to Omega Morgan to move a shipment 23 feet wide; 18 feet, 11 inches
high; 382 feet long; and weighing 794,001 pounds. The permit allows
travel between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The load will not travel if visibility
is less than 500 feet.
This shipment is taking the same route
as the previous Omega Morgan transports. It could enter Idaho late
Saturday night or Sunday morning, depending on weather conditions.
Traffic
delays should be expected on eastbound Interstate 84 between exits 99
and 112 (Hammett). A temporary closure of the eastbound I-84 off-ramp at
exit 112 will be necessary. The equipment shipment will use the
eastbound off-ramp to pull onto eastbound I-84, then use the eastbound
lanes to travel westbound on I-84 for one-quarter mile. Pilot vehicles
on I-84 will temporarily delay other eastbound vehicles while the
shipment uses eastbound I-84. At an emergency vehicle pull-out, the load
will cross over to the westbound lanes and move toward Mountain Home.
As much as possible, delays to other vehicles will be limited to 15 minutes. Flaggers and pilot vehicles will accompany the transport vehicle and notify its driver when other vehicles are approaching. The shipment will then move to the nearest available pull-out, drive to the side of the highway and let other vehicles pass.
When it is not traveling, the load will be pulled off the highway.