Drive BC has posted an alert for motorists for the week ahead, with the first leg of a province wide journey carrying the runners for the turbines for the Site C Dam construction site set to start from Prince Rupert on Sunday.
The alert for motorists was posted to the Drive BC website last night and notes that motorists should anticipate delays on the Prince Rupert to Terrace leg of the first day of the trip to the Peace region.
The transit of the oversized shipment will begin at 9PM from Prince Rupert with arrival in Terrace anticipated for 6 AM
The runners arrived at the Prince Rupert Harbour in mid December for staging in the Industrial Park and are expected to arrive near Chetwynd by the 14th.
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| Runners for the Site C Hydro electric project are now ready for transport. They begin the first let of trip to the Peace Country construction site on Sunday. Transiting Highway 16 from Prince Rupert at 9PM It's anticipate they will arrive in Terrace by 6 AM (photo from BC Hydro's Site C twitter feed) |
According to this story from Peace country's EnergeticCity.ca news, the runners were constructed in Sao Paolo Brazil, each runner weighs 170 tonnes and is 26 feet wide and 17 feet tall.
These first two runners make for the first of what will be three shipments in total through this year, with the next arrivals at Prince Rupert set for the Spring and Summer of this year.
You can learn more about the Site C project from BC Hydro's website.
The Ministry of Transportation issued a statement on Friday which outlined the timetable for shipment which is dependent on a number of factors, you can review their notes here.
You can find any updates on the transit along Highway 16 from the Drive BC website.
More items of note on Highway 16 conditions can be reviewed here.
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