Montana issues permit for Imperial Oil test module
Associated Press, 04.11.11, 02:53 PM EDT
LEWISTON, Idaho -- The Montana Department of Transportation has issued a permit that would allow Imperial Oil to haul a huge load of refinery equipment from Idaho into Montana on its way to an oil sands project in Alberta, Canada.
Montana issued the permit to Imperial Oil on Friday, clearing the way for the 500,000-pound test load to leave the Port of Lewiston as early as Monday night.
The test module has been at the Port of Lewistown waiting for the weather to clear and for the Montana permit to be issued.
Imperial Oil initially proposed moving 207 loads from Lewiston on U.S. Highway 12 over Lolo Pass and into Montana. The company is now proposing to make some of the loads smaller so they can travel via interstate highways.
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