Test megaload to resume travel tonight
ITD reports that a "test module" for Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil's giant loads of oil equipment will begin traveling on U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho again tonight, after stalling for two weeks. The rig was halted at milepost 61 after causing a power outage April 11 that hit residents of two Idaho towns for five hours; 16 utility lines now are being raised to allow the load to pass without causing further outages, ITD reports. Extensive tree-trimming also has been conducted in the scenic highway corridor. The test load is scheduled to leave milepost 61 at 10 tonight and travel to milepost 139.