Snowplow launch ceremony before the full-scale snow season Rumoi, Hokkaido October 9, 4:15
Before the full-scale snow season, a snowplow launch ceremony was held in Rumoi City, Hokkaido.
The departure ceremony was held every year at the time when the Rumoi Development Office of the Hokkaido Regional Development Bureau handed over the vehicle to a snow removal contractor, and about 40 people including workers gathered.
First, after praying for safety during snow removal work, Director Toshiya Utsuka advised that "I want you to perform snow removal work so that you can finish without accidents and disasters."
Next, the snowplow was inspected, and the workers checked whether the lights would turn on and the horn would operate when they were divided into eight vehicles and boarded, and then they departed one after another. did.
The Rumoi Development Office manages a total of 117 kilometers, including national roads that pass around Rumoi City, and deploys 24 vehicles at four snow removal stations to remove snow.
Director Utsuka said, "Because the wind is strong in the Rumoi area, I would like to work while paying attention to snowdrifts and freezing of the road surface. Please cooperate so as not to park on the street that interferes." It was.