This super-heavy wide load will be 8.7 metres wide, 10.2 metres high, 47 metres long, weigh 490,000 kilograms and will be carried by 352 wheels. Due to its large size and weight, it will only travel at 60 km/h and will be escorted by four escort vehicles to close intersections and facilitate its move across the province. At times, it will also have a police escort to control traffic.

Route

The load will leave Dacro in south Edmonton using the following route:

Day 1 Dec. 10 (Early Morning)

  • Exit from 9325 51 Avenue, Edmonton
  • 51 Avenue eastbound
  • 75 Street southbound
  • Whitemud Counterflow eastbound
  • Highway 216 southbound counterflow
  • Highway 14 eastbound (Stage at highways14/21 until daylight)

Day 1 Dec. 10 (Day move)

  • Highway 14 eastbound
  • Highway 36 northbound
  • Highway 45 eastbound (park at Two Hills Scale)

Day 2 Dec. 11 (Day Move)

  • Highway 45 eastbound
  • Highway 36 northbound
  • Highway 29 eastbound
  • Highway 36 northbound
  • Highway 28 westbound
  • Highway 63 northbound (park at Boyle)

Day 3 Dec. 12 (Day move)

  • Highway 63 northbound
  • Highway 55 eastbound
  • Highway 63 northbound (park at POE staging area)

Day 4 Dec. 13 (Night Move)

  • Highway 63 northbound
  • Use ramps in Fort McMurray to avoid overpasses
  • Highway 63 northbound (use Suncor ramp to miss overpass)

Quick facts

  • The load will move with pilot/guide vehicles, below posted speed limits, using the entire width of the highway, including the shoulder.
  • Drivers travelling behind the load will experience delays.
  • The load will move over when safe to do so, as required for loads travelling at a speed of more than 10 km/h below the posted speed limit.
  • The load will occasionally travel against the flow of traffic; lanes will be blocked off accordingly.
  • Some areas require power line lifts.
  • Drivers should watch for guide vehicles and flag people.

Road Reports

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