[Vision2020] Highway 12

[Wayne Price]

Ron,

Just one question. IF  IDOT says no, what alternative is there?


Wayne





On Jun 8, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Ron Force wrote:

> From an article in The Missoulian:
> "The oil company seeks permission to haul 207 loads that are taller  
> than a three-story building, as wide as a two-lane highway and 75  
> yards long. The so-called "high and wide corridor" would enter  
> Montana at Lolo Pass."
>
> From the description, this picture is probably accurate:
> http://wolves.wordpress.com/2010/06/04/tar-sands-protest/
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow ID USA
>
> From: Bill London <london at moscow.com>
> To: ringoshirl <ringoshirl at moscow.com>
> Cc: vision2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Tue, June 8, 2010 12:20:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Highway 12
>
> S-
> Thanks for your interest in this Highway 12 oil-equipment issue.
> I am trying to understand the size of these loads.
> I saw a photo that supposedly placed a loaded logging truck next to  
> one of the loads --and the oil equipment load was easily 20 times  
> the size of the logging truck.  But, it could have been a photo-shop  
> scam.
> Do you have access to any photos that provide a clear sense of the  
> size of these loads, like placed in comparison to another vehicle?
> BL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: ringoshirl
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 8:22 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Highway 12
>
> Visionaries:
>
> Regarding the US Highway 12 transport of equipment:
>
> According to Idaho Code, the Department of Transportation decision  
> for issuing a permit is mostly engineering-based.   The state of  
> Montana has more restrictive laws with respect to issuing permits.   
> According to the Department of Transportation, Idaho’s process  
> involves such details as examining loads, clearance, and dealing  
> with convenience to the public.   One major concern would involve  
> the removal of one of these huge barrels should there be an accident  
> that would, for example, put it in the river.   I wondered about  
> Idaho approved routes for heavy trucks, but this does not apply to  
> US highways.
>
> According to the Department of Transportation representative to whom  
> I spoke, Conoco-Phillips and EXXON-Mobile have agreed to hold public  
> meetings to discuss the plans.  They will probably be held in  
> Lewiston and Kooskia, and will be announced in the paper.  The Idaho  
> Department of Transportation has not yet issues the permit.
>
> Shirley RIngo
>
>
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