North Idaho Briefs August 27, 2011

Big equipment to move on U.S. 95, I-90 Sunday night

COEUR d'ALENE - Four equipment shipments are scheduled to travel on U.S. 95 and Interstate 90 from the Lewiston area to the Idaho/Montana state line Sunday night, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.

Ryash Transport is moving four large storage bins for Krupp Canada. The shipments are required to be spaced an hour apart from each other, and the earliest the first one can enter Idaho is 10 p.m. on Sunday.

The shipments will enter Idaho at the top of Lewiston Hill from U.S. 195 in Washington, travel north on U.S. 95, then east on Interstate 90 to Montana.

Their dimensions are:

* 23.3 feet wide, maximum of 14 feet tall, 81 feet in length and 100,700 pounds;

* 23.3 feet wide, maximum of 14 feet tall, 75 feet in length and 102,500 pounds;

* 23.3 feet wide, maximum of 14 feet tall, 75 feet in length and 100,000 pounds; and

* 17.2 feet wide, maximum of 14 feet tall, 95 feet in length and 130,500 pounds.

All four hoppers are scheduled to make the trip to the Idaho/Montana state line by 5:30 a.m. Monday. Traffic delays are required to be limited to 15 minutes, and each shipment will be accompanied by a pilot vehicle at the front of the shipment and one at the back.

The loads will pull over at certain locations on U.S. 95 to allow flaggers to direct other vehicles past the shipments.

Info session planned on Union Gospel Mission

The Union Gospel Mission is holding a coffee and conversation session Monday at 6 p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.

The informational gathering is open to anyone interested in learning more about the new Union Gospel Mission Center for Women and Children, and the possibilities for volunteer opportunities when the center opens in the summer of 2012.

RSVP to Kevin Kok at [email protected].