The ship is estimated to be arriving late Friday night or early Saturday AM, and is expected to generate traffic on I-5 late nights from Monday through Wednesday, 9PM - 3AM each night. These would be convoys of combat vehicles numbering 8 to 12 vehicles in each convoy, every 30 minutes until they have driven all the vehicles they can. We base this estimate on documents from the August 2008 movements, and observations of the May 2009 convoys in a similar scenario. Vehicles which cannot drive off under their own power will be taken on commercial trucks (flatbeds) during daylight hours, on a staggered schedule. These trucks are likely to be by themselves or escorted by Fort Lewis and Tacoma Police. Washington State Patrol vehicles will be enforcing onramp and off ramp no parking zones during this movement, and may be tasked with harassing drivers who fit a "profile" during the next week, including the weekend of October 23, 24, 25th.
The Green Point is carrying Stryker Brigade combat vehicles from the 1-25th SBCT, which will be repaired and refurbished at Fort Lewis from November 2009 through April of next year. This contract is wasting $48 million of your money.
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