Arrested 16 protesters, too! Apparently they didn't think that John Day had any jail space, but it's got a regional jail. The had to spend 36 hours in the pokey.
They just tried moving a number of 175' long concrete bridge girders down I-5 on Tuesday. They dumped one at MP 102 (just south of Myrtle Creek). They had to close the freeway for over 6 hours. Not a lot of good options to bypass I-5 in this part of the state.
It's coming across so. Idaho before long. We don't have many options here, either. In some places, it's I84 or nothing, at least as far as Twin Falls. Then it's supposed to go north on US93 toward MT.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
The company says that it takes 2 trucks to push the load from the back and one truck to pull from the front. The entire length from front to back is more than the size of a football field according to the movers. They says that the load has a total of 27 axles and the height is 19 feet. They are taking side highways and haven't been able to get on Interstate 84 too much because they say they won't fit under overpasses.
Yes. I guess it's big business just mapping routes for those loads. I've talked with some of those folks moving industrial goods and large yachts, and they are often tracked by competiting companies looking to score least effort routes.
Steve, thanks for posting. That's been the talk of the town I grew up in ever since the word got out they were considering routing through JD. Breaking news for the Eagle was where the load was parked at as it approached the town.
