[Vision2020] Megaload madness

[Craine Kit]

And?

Kit Craine





On Aug 25, 2011, at 6:01 PM, Jay Borden wrote:

> Wait… wait… previously people were up in arms because the  
> “megaloads” carried the “BIG OIL” moniker, and thus was the  
> scapegoat for everything from environmental destruction and  
> corporate greed to male-pattern baldness.
>
> But, (not knowing anything else about this load, other than the text  
> printed here)... THIS megaload is for a “high-efficiency evaporator  
> plant that is designed to reduce greenhouse gases and generate  
> electricity from steam”...
>
> ???
>
> Jay
>
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Ellen Roskovich
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 5:42 PM
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Megaload madness
>
> These megaloads are multiplying like bunny rabbits. . . . and it  
> looks like it's not just "big oil" anymore.  See what happens. . . .  
> you give 'em an inch and the next thing you know. . . .
>
> Well, we saw it coming, didn't we?
>
> BOISE – A transport company will ship two over-legal loads eastbound  
> on U.S. 12 for Weyerhaeuser next week, the Idaho Transportation  
> Department announced.
> Nickel Bros will haul equipment from the Port of Wilma in Clarkston,  
> Washington, to a Weyerhaeuser pulp mill in Grande Prairie, Alberta,  
> Canada. The equipment is for a high-efficiency evaporator plant that  
> is designed to reduce greenhouse gases and generate electricity from  
> steam.
> The first load will enter on Idaho 128 from the Port of Wilma at  
> about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, August 29, connect with U.S. 12 and  
> continue eastbound to Montana. The load is 17.7 feet high, 14 feet  
> wide and 118 feet long, and weighs 200,478 pounds.
> Traffic delays are not anticipated, and the shipment will travel  
> during daylight hours. It is scheduled to take one day to travel  
> from the Port of Wilma to the Idaho/Montana state line. The  
> transport will be accompanied by two pilot vehicles in the front of  
> the shipment and one behind it.
> The second shipment is scheduled to arrive in Idaho north of  
> Lewiston on Tuesday, August 30, shortly after 3 a.m. It also will  
> enter on Idaho 128 from Washington, connect with U.S. 12 and  
> continue to the Idaho-Montana state line.
> The second load is 19 feet high, 14.6 feet wide and 234 feet long,  
> and weighs 433,282 pounds. Because of its length, there may be  
> traffic delays while the shipment navigates corners on the highway.  
> Delays will be limited to 15 minutes or less. It also is scheduled  
> to take one day to travel to the Idaho/Montana state line.
>
>
>
> Ellen A. Roskovich
>
> P.S.  We all might need a midnight snack and The Pie Hole has some  
> pretty good pizza by the slice.   : )
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