City of Westminster Getting Creative in Battle with Snow

City of Westminster Getting Creative in Battle with Snow By Kym Byrnes

Westminster's city employees to pilot a new liquid salt treatment during snow storms. By Kym Byrnes  http://westminster.patch.com/articles/city-of-westminster-getting-creative-in-battle-with-snow?ncid=M255

January 11, 2011 LABELS: JOURNALISTS BYRNES KYM, MEDIA PATCH WESTMINSTER, WEATHER WINTER SNOW, WESTMINSTER PW DIR JEFF GLASS  http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2011/01/city-of-westminster-getting-creative-in.html

In an effort to decrease costs and increase efficiency, the City of Westminster is battling snow and freezing accumulation with a new liquid salt treatment.

Briefly discussed at Monday’s Common Council Meeting, Department of Public Works Director Jeffrey Glass explained that the liquid treatment is already being used by the state of Maryland and in other states as well.

Glass explained that the the traditional salt granules, spread by salt trucks during storms, often scatter off the roadway, ending up on shoulders and in gutters, which is both wasteful and bad for the environment.

Glass said there are several benefits to the liquid salt solution, one being that the liquid treatment stays on the road. Additionally, the roads can be pre-treated with the liquid solution, up to 48 hours before accumulation begins, which could reduce worker hours once a storm has started.

“If we can treat in advance, it could prevent that initial adhesion to the road surface,” Glass added.

Another benefit of the liquid is the potential savings…  http://westminster.patch.com/articles/city-of-westminster-getting-creative-in-battle-with-snow?ncid=M255

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