NY highway boss builds no-cost pole remover, cuts 3-week job in half, wins national award
A New York highway department has won a national award for creating a cost-free tool to remove snow-fence poles from frozen ground. Riverhead Highway Superintendent Mike Zaleski invented the Snow Fence Pole Remover after observing his crew struggle to pull the poles by hand. The device, made from a golf-cart wheel and box tubing, cut the job time from about three weeks to a week and a half, reducing physical strain and injuries.
The tool is simple, relies on leverage and a wheel for force, and has earned the Pioneer Award in the Federal Highway Administration’s Build a Better Mousetrap competition.
Written by urgent.news from Times of India's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
