BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Even if ConocoPhillips gets permits to transport huge coke drums through northcentral Idaho, snowy weather as well as legal appeals could put a hold shipments.
A hearing officer recommended Tuesday the Idaho Transportation Department issue four permits to allow ConocoPhillips to ship its oversized oil-refinery equipment from Lewiston, Idaho to Montana along U.S. Highway 12.
But agency director Brian Ness still must issue the permits.
And Idaho Transportation Department spokesman Jeff Stratten says road conditions would need to be judged safe by the agency's Lewiston district engineer.
What's more, the oil company's trucking crew must return to Lewiston, and even shipment supporters say they expect foes to appeal hearing officer Merlyn Clark's recommendation.
If that happens, the coke drums could be stuck in Lewiston for months.
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