Traffic delays and power shutoffs for giant shipping load

LONG CREEK/JOHN DAY/BURNS – We’ve been learning about an extremely wide and tall load coming through Grant County. Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions are hauling giant parts of a boiler. Currently they’re parked along the route, just north of Long Creek and expect to make a slow roll to Mt. Vernon on the night of Monday, June 19^th.  They will be traveling from a half an hour after sunset, until approximately a half-hour before sunrise—and going slow. ODOT Region 5’s Public Affairs Specialist Vicki Moles shares what we can expect when it’s on the road:

“We do have pilot cars before and after, just to kind of get a sense of traffic. There are identified pull-off spots along the way…

One report from one of the first nights [said] they traveled an average speed of 2.3 miles-an-hour. That included their stops. They made it a total of 16.1 miles.”

As the load makes it way down the highway, Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative will be doing temporary power shutoffs as the lines will be manipulated to pass underneath. This will occur between June 19^th and the 22^nd.

An anticipated travel schedule was shared with our newsroom:

	Estimated Progress	Miles	Wires
June 19-20	US395B MP 81.7 (Long Creek) to US26 MP 156.7 (Mount Vernon)	42	53
June 20-21	to US395C MP 0.5 (John Day)	6	49
June 21-22	To US395C MP 42.3 (Trout Creek)	42	49
June 22-23	To OR78 MP 16.9 (Lawen)	42	44
June 23-24	to OR78 MP 91 (Burns Junction)	74	53
June 24-25	On-Hold for Utility Availability	0	0
June 25-26	To ID Border	66	40

Find a previous story regarding the large shipment here: https://elkhornmediagroup.com/big-load-to-slow-traffic-take-2/

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