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DENVER — For Denver International Airport , preparations for winter weather begin in the summer.Over the past two years, the airport has added 48 'multi-functional units' to its snow removal arsenal. Kyle Lester , vice president of maintenance, said these machines aren't like your typical snow plow. The units can plow, brush and blow snow off the runways.
'It's a very impressive operation to see all the lines that go out. There's about 48 pieces of equipment on when we go to clear a runway,' Lester said. 'As the snow comes in, teams are activated. They show up here at work and are on constant alert. So it's kind of like a firehouse in that sense.'During storms this winter, the airport will deploy about 330 employees to clear snow from runways, roadways and parking lots.
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