Megaloads Coming To Coeur d’Alene?

The controversial, oversized loads of oil refinery equipment destined for a project in Alberta, Canada, may be detoured north through Kootenai and Shoshone counties. The Idaho Transportation Department is reviewing a proposal from Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil to reduce the size of 33 megaloads at the Port of Lewiston so they can be shipped up U.S. Highway 95 to Interstate 90. The loads – up to 66 of them – would likely go through Moscow. A crew of around 100 is at work on the megaloads, although it was not clear Tuesday exactly how much they would be reduced in length, width or height/ Moscow-Pullman Daily News . More here . (AP file photo)

• Meanwhile, Rep. Dick Harwood wants to make it almost impossible for citizens to sue to stop megaloads /Shawn Vestal, SR
• Opinion: Harwood’s lawsuit-limiting bill exacts too heavy of a cost /Spokesman-Review

Question: Do you support a route change that would bring up to 66 megaloads up Highway 95 and across the panhandle on I-90?