A large, heavy load will be travelling from Edmonton to Fort McMurray starting Tuesday.
A coker drum will be leaving Dacro Industries Inc. at 9325 51 Ave.
It will travel at 60 km/h and take up the entire width of the highways it will travel on, sometimes blocking traffic in both directions.
From Darco Industries, the coker drum will travel on:
- 51 Avenue, east;
- 75 Street, south;
- Whitemud Drive, east counterflow;
- Highway 216, south counterflow;
- Highway 14, east
- Highway 36, north;
- Highway 45, east
On January 8th, the travel will resume along Highway 45 east, going:
- Highway 36, north;
- Highway 29, east;
- Highway 36, north;
- Highway 28, west;
- Highway 63, north.
Friday morning, the drum will continue north on Highway 63, using ramps to avoid overpasses.
Drivers are asked to watch for guide vehicles and flag people, who will be closing intersections to help the move.
Police will occasionally accompany the convoy to help traffic.
The coker drum is 8.7 metres (28.5 feet) wide, 10.2 metres (33.4 feet) high, 47 metres (154.2 feet) long and weighs 444,144 kg. (979,169 lbs.).
More information on road conditions and closures is available online or using the 511 app.
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