During snow storms, Ive seen groups of snow plows idling along the highways. Why aren they doing something?
Unlike material spreaders that return to our depots between deployments, snowplows are instructed to idle at staging areas alongside the highways. They may be temporarily inactive for a number of reasons such as: waiting for chemical treatments to work or waiting for additional equipment so that a complete “battery” can be formed. This practice of idling at the side of the road is acceptable and allows MassHighway the flexibility to coordinate operations and maximize efficiency.
