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Giant crates could cause traffic nightmares, power outages in Houston area this weekend

Two enormous wooden crates will be moved from Houston to Seabrook via Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.

A couple of giant wooden crates will create a huge headache for drivers this weekend as they’re moved from the Jersey Village area to Seabrook.

The 108-mile route includes Katy, Sugar Land, Rosharon, Fresno, Arcola, Pearland, Manvel, League City and Seabrook.

The massive move is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Friday and continue through early Tuesday.  

On Monday night, I-45 will be completely shut down in both directions between Bay Area Boulevard and NASA Parkway. Part of NASA Parkway will also be closed. 

Credit: KHOU

Service roads and back roads will also be used along the way.

Dozens of state troopers will block traffic as trucks carrying the colossal crates pass through.

The largest of the two crates is three stories tall and more than 276,000 pounds.

Twenty cherry-pickers will temporarily remove power lines and traffic signs where necessary. Some neighborhoods may experience power outages when the lines are moved.

The route may be adjusted.

"Our main concern is safety," said Denton Townson with Smith Specialized Logistics, the company in charge of the massive move.  "And that’s why we’re going to have so many people and manpower here. Because we want to make sure everybody out there is safe and also that the freight gets there on time and in one piece."

The final stop is the Bayport Cruise Terminal in Seabrook, where the crates will be loaded onto a ship bound for Korea. 

The crates contain parts of a drilling platform for Samsung Heavy Industries.

Credit: Smith Specialized Logistics
Two enormous wooden crates will be moved from Houston to Seabrook via Fort Bend and Brazoria counties.

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