WE'LL BE DEALING WITH SNOW ON
THE ROADS SOON, AND THE STATE
WANTS TO KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR
FOR YOU. 22NEWS STORM TEAM
METEOROLOGIST ADAM STRZEMPKO
SHOWS US MASSDOT'S LATEST WEAPON
TO KEEP YOU MOVING ON THE
HIGHWAYS.
THEY CALL IT THE "MEGA-PLOW!" IT
WAS FIRST PUT INTO SERVICE LAST
YEAR BUT DIDN'T GET MUCH USE.
IT'S FORMALLY CALLED A "TOW
PLOW," BUT STATE WORKERS CALL
IT "MEGA PLOW". THAT'S BECAUSE
OF IT'S SIZE AND CAPABILITY. THE
MEGA PLOW CAN CLEAR SNOW OFF TWO
AND A HALF HIGHWAY LANES WITH
JUST ONE PASS. A STANDARD PLOW
CLEARS LESS THAN ONE LANE.
RATHER THAN THAT ARMY OF PLOWS
OR A CARAVAN OF PLOWS THAT
FOLKS TYPICALLY SEE 3, 4 OR 5
TOGETHER, THIS IS A LOT MORE
EFFICIENT FOR OUR SNOW AND ICE
OPERATION.
ONE MEGA PLOW IS ALREADY IN USE
IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS WITH
TWO MORE ON THE WAY. BECAUSE OF
ITS SIZE THE PLOW CAN'T BE USED
ON ALL ROADS.
IT WILL MAINLY BE USED ON
HIGHWAYS LIKE INTERSTATE 91 AND
