[Vision2020] Fwd: FW: Exxon Costs

[Tom Trail]

>Visionaires:


This summer many of you may have noticed the work on Highway 12 between
Lowell to the Montana border.  The project involves expanding the highway
2-4 feet and putting in new bridges and culverts.

Exxon Mobil is paying all the costs and this is where the story becomes
interesting.  Exxon is planning to build a oil refinery in southern Canada.
The need to haul huge or large equipment and machinery by land.  They
require a highway with no overpasses to imped hauling the equipment.  So
Highway 12 passes the test.  The equipment will be barged to Lewiston
and then by large trucks to the Montana border along Highway 12.  Exxon
needed to make road improvements to do the job.  I assume they have
secondary roads in Montana to make the remainder of the journey.

I asked Jim Carpenter, Regional Director of ITD, to send me the information
on the estimated cost of the project.  The amount is over $3.5 million which
is a free gift to the citizens of Idaho.  Obviously Exxon got all of the
necessary permits.

Rep. Tom Trail

>
>Representative Trail,
>
>Below is the breakdown of costs that Exxon has spent in Idaho preparing
>for the moving of the oil refinery modules.  My guess is all the
>overhead expense were spent at locations other than in Idaho.  The
>turnout costs they show reflect the regraveling of several turnouts that
>we have.  The cable car cost is interesting.  This involves the little
>tram that is privately owned that has an aerial crossing of US-12.  My
>understanding is that the cost for this was a cash payment to the owner
>to take down the tram until Exxon has moved its loads.   Jim Carpenter.
>
>_____________________________________________
>From: Doral Hoff
>Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:08 PM
>To: Jim Carpenter
>Subject: Exxon Costs
>
>
>Jim,  The costs spent to date by Exxon in Idaho are total $3,520,400.
>
>The breakdown is as follows:
>
>Indirect and Overhead Costs	50.5%
>Utility				31.7%
>Turnouts			13.8%
>Cable Car			3.7%
>Tree Trimming			0.4%
>				100.1%
>
>
>I suspect due to rounding is why it is greater than 100%


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Dr. Tom Trail
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