Faster road clearing at Whakapapa
Chain restrictions on the Bruc| Road up to Whakapapa should be 1 i tfti s winter. * — Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has bought a new snow clearing truck — *a 4x4 MAlN;witEa special Austrian snoW clearirjg btade fitted- The truck is able to dri|e at speed while clearing snow wJiich means it will be , able to rnore easily rhaintain the road down to tMeal level as jiear as possible. "On an average day after a storm we should be able to lift the chain restriction
an hour or an hour and a half earlier than in the past," saidRAL general manager Dave Mazey. 9 ^ f!e siaia they also plan to run the machine through the night in storm cycles to keep the road clear, so road closur^will be less likety. ; s A grit spreader is mounted on the back Jor added road maintenance efficieucy. s^he^urchase frees upRAL's other macnines to cbncefflrate onihe ioop road and the car parks.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 686, 13 May 1997, Page 9 (Supplement)
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160Faster road clearing at Whakapapa Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 686, 13 May 1997, Page 9 (Supplement)
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