Originally Posted by
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I used to spot blowers (tell them which areas to blow) in the late 70s and it may be wind direction or it could be a storage problem. After a bad storm with a lot of drifting, one side may become burdened with too much snow and the plows have trouble having some where to put the snow. If there’s room on the other side, send it there.
Snow blowing is very slow and is rarely the first line of removal. It’s usually done after the storm passes and is clean up for places the plows can’t clear the road completely. Same with wing plowing to move over-storage back so there will be room to put snow the the next snowfall.
Makes sense. WYDOT did say they broke out the rotaries to clear drifts. Probably is better for them to put the snow over on the side of the highway with a low side, then plows can push it off the low side. If they just blow it to the high side, then that just provides a setup for higher drifts when next snow comes.