With snowbanks continuing to rise along city streets, the City of Otsego has begun using wing blades on its plow trucks in an effort to keep roads passable during a winter that shows little sign of letting up.
In a public notice shared by the city, officials explained that traditional plowing has become less effective as snowbanks have grown taller with each storm.
Wing blades, by comparison, are large, fold-out attachments mounted on the side of plow trucks that extend outward to push snow higher and farther off the roadway than a standard front plow…