DENVER — For Denver International Airport, preparations for winter weather begin in the summer.
Over the past two years, the airport has added 48 “multi-functional units” to its snow removal arsenal.
Kyle Lester, vice president of maintenance, said these machines aren’t like your typical snow plow. The units can plow, brush and blow snow off the runways.
“These are units that have a 44-foot plow, 22-foot broom, so they can mechanically remove all the snow on the airfield or on the runway and then broom it off to meet traction requirements for planes to land,” Lester explained…