Heavy haul to shut down U.S. 84

Move to cause detours JACKSON — A massive boiler bound for Georgia-Pacific’s Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill will be transported from Jackson this week, causing overnight traffic closures along U.S. Highway 84. The boiler is part of Georgia-Pacific’s 0 million expansion at the Monroe County facility, which the company says will make it the largest softwood pulp mill in the United States. The equipment, which arrived by barge from the Port of Houston, measures 24 feet wide, 22 feet high and 221 feet long and weighs approximately 700,000 pounds. It will be moved by a specialized truck with...

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