BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Just three weeks into Sean Ryan’s term as Buffalo mayor, changes are coming to the city’s snowplows, with a plan to make sure plows now scrape right against the pavement for the first time in years.
If you’ve ever seen City of Buffalo snowplows come through your neighborhood, and there’s still a little bit of snow left behind, that’s because all of them are intentionally outfitted to sit 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch above the pavement.
“The blade itself is at a higher angle to avoid hitting things,” Deputy Mayor Benjamin Swanekamp said. “There’s so many objects on Buffalo streets: potholes, manhole covers, speed bumps…”
However, Swanekamp tells me that practice is soon about to change…