AIRFIELD TYPE SWEEPER IS A NATURAL FOR CALIFORNIA HIGHWAYS

USING AN OVERSIZED AIR JET VACUUM CLEANER, DEVELOPED FOR THE AIR FORCE TO USE CLEANING RUNWAYS, THE CALIFORNIA STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. IS CLEANING ITS HIGHWAYS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE VACUUM CLEANER CAN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 4-50 MPH, WHEN NOT CLEANING. IT CAN COVER ABOUT 500 MILES OF MEDIANS, IN A WEEK, PICKING UP ABOUT 98 PERCENT OF THE LITTER, EVERYTHING FROM FINE CEMENT TO BEER CANS AND TEN PENNY NAILS. ITS SPEED MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO MOVE IT QUICKLY TO THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR SPILLAGE. THE BRUSHES ARE POLY-PROPYLENE SYNTHETIC FIBERS. THE HOPPER CAN STORE FOUR CUBIC YARDS OF DEBRIS. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 97, No 1, P 93
• Publication Date: 1966-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport runways; Cleaning; Crashes; Equipment; Highways; Litter; Polypropylene; Synthetic fibers; Vacuum
• Old TRIS Terms: Brushes; Vacuum apparatus
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218185
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 11 1970 12:00AM