Say Hello to the Tow Plow: A New Weapon Against Snow Covered Hwys

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[Note: Yellowhead Road & Bridge is now the maintenance contractor for Service Area 9]

Say hello to the latest weapon against snow covered highways in B.C., the Tow Plow, a new technology used to maintain our roads. This unit is actually two plows in one; it allows one truck and operator to do the equivalent of two passes, which translates into cleared roads, faster!

While the tow plow may look very wide and difficult to handle, it is more responsive than the traditional wing plows; the operator can quickly manoeuvre around obstacles on the road like signs or parked cars. This is fairly new technology, and you can expect to see them on selected B.C. highways this winter.

TranBC allocates approximately $356 million each year for highway maintenance with maintenance resources across British Columbia and in every corner. They are busy each and every day maintaining 42,000 km of road and 2,700 structures.

For more information on our Highway Maintenance Program go to http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/BCHighways/contracts/maintenance/hwy_maintenance_contracts.htm

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