Cleaning Up After Sandy With ‘Snap, Crack, Pop’

Cherlynn Low for Northattan | November 9, 2012 5:17 PM video

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is working to remove fallen trees around New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Without chainsaws, DOT employees developed their own cleanup method with a machine designed to move asphalt, sand and cement. They call the process ‘Snap, Crack, Pop.’

This video originally appeared on Northattan.com.

 

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