Due to its large size and weight, this load will travel at a maximum speed of 30 km/h. The load will move with pilot/guide vehicles, below posted speed limits, using the entire width of the highway including the shoulder. The load will also occasionally travel against the flow of traffic with lanes blocked off accordingly.

Drivers should watch for guide vehicles and flag people as the load will be escorted by four vehicles to close intersections and facilitate its move. At times, it will also have a police escort to control traffic.

Route

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

Day 1 Jan. 25 (Night Move)

  • Exit from 9325 51 Avenue, Edmonton
  • 51 Avenue eastbound
  • 75 Street southbound
  • Whitemud eastbound counterflow
  • Highway 216 southbound counterflow (Stage at Highway 216 Bypass)

Day 2 Jan. 26 (Night Move)

  • Highway 216 southbound counterflow
  • Highway 14 eastbound
  • Highway 834 northbound closure
  • Highway 15 westbound closure (Park at Highway 15 wide spot by Lamont)

Day 3 Jan 27 (Day Move)

  • Highway 15 westbound
  • Highway 15 westbound counterflow for 1.4 km
  • Range Road 14 North
  • Exit west into site (Shell Scotford Complex)

Quick facts

  • The load being transported is an EO Reactor used in the oil refining process.
  • The reactor is 9.8 metres wide, 9.3 metres high and 141 metres long.
  • The weight of the unit is 1,600,000 kilograms.
  • The trailers carrying the unit contain 832 wheels.

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