Beginning on March 19, the 103 metre-long and 5.73-metre-high load will leave the Scotford refinery and petrochemical area near Fort Saskatchewan and travel for five days to its destination near Edson.
The load is an electrical generator which is almost as long as a CFL football field and tall as a traffic light pole.
Route
The load will leave Scotford refinery area using the following route:
- Hwy 15 eastbound; Scotford to Chipman
- Hwy 834 southbound; Chipman to Tofield
- Hwy 14 westbound; Tofield to Highway 21
- Hwy 21 southbound; Hwy 14 to Hwy 625
- Hwy 625 westbound to Nisku/ Queen Elizabeth II Hwy (QE2)
- Hwy 19 westbound; QE2 to Highway 60, near Devon
- Hwy 60 southbound to Hwy 39 , near Calmar
- Hwy 39 westbound to Hwy 20 just west of Warburg
- Hwy 20 southbound to Breton
- Hwy 616 westbound to Hwy 22 south of Drayton Valley
- Hwy 22 northbound through Drayton Valley; Hwy 621 westbound towards Cynthia
- Hwy 753 northbound to Hwy 16 at Chip Lake; Hwy 16 westbound to Edson
- Hwy 47 southbound to Cascade Power
|
Date |
Start Time |
Origin |
End Time |
Destination |
|
Mar 19 |
8:00 a.m. |
Scotford |
5:30 p.m. |
Hwy 14 & Hwy 21 |
|
Mar 20 |
12:00 a.m. |
Hwy 14 & Hwy 21 |
10:00 a.m. |
Sunnybrook |
|
Mar 21 |
6:00 a.m. |
Sunnybrook |
6:00 p.m. |
Cynthia |
|
Mar 22 |
08:00 a.m. |
Cynthia |
4:00 p.m. |
Carrot Creek Self Weigh |
|
Mar 23 |
12:00 a.m. |
Carrot Creek Self Weigh |
6:00 a.m. |
Cascade Power |
Additional information
- The load is about 6.3 m wide x 5.7 m high x 103 m long.
- 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 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.