Heavy load, supplied image
EDMONTON — Drivers in central and northern Alberta may face delays this week as a massive industrial load makes its way toward Fort McMurray.
The super-heavy shipment, a motor control centre building, is scheduled to leave Blackfalds on April 22 and travel north over three days, arriving at an industrial site south of Fort McMurray early April 24.
Officials say the oversized load will move at speeds of up to 65 kilometres per hour and will take up the full width of the highway, including shoulders, while accompanied by guide vehicles.
The structure being transported measures nearly eight metres wide, more than eight metres high and about 52 metres long, with a total weight of more than 200,000 kilograms.
The convoy will follow a route through several highways in central Alberta before heading north on Highway 63, with scheduled stops near Radway and about 35 kilometres south of Fort McMurray.
Authorities are advising motorists to expect delays, use caution when approaching the convoy and follow instructions from escort vehicles.
The load is expected to reach its final destination at an industrial site early in the morning on April 24.
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