Snow Melter at Work

By: BU Today () in BU Today

Where does all BU's snow go? The snow is piled high on Harry Agganis Way near Nickerson Field, where [...]a new, massive machine called the Trecan 60-PD Snowmelter can melt 60 tons of snow per hour. The snow is dumped into the machine by pay loaders, and the melt water flows into nearby drains. In years past, snow was piled up at staging sites across campus and eventually carted away to snow farms around Massachusetts.

Tags: snow melter, blizzard, snow removal, snow storm, extreme weather

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