Seasonal Services
Salt Brine Program
The Division of Streets & Utilities utilizes salt brine as a tool in managing frozen precipitation on roadways during the winter season. The goal of using salt brine is to delay freezing precipitation from adhering to roads for a couple hours during a winter weather event and/or when temperatures and humidity can cause frost to form on bridges, hills and other potentially problematic roadways. The brine is applied prior to the potential of freezing conditions.
Using salt brine can provide city staff with additional time to respond to freezing precipitation. In addition, the application of salt brine may reduce the need to call in employees on an overtime basis to treat bridges and overpasses that have a tendency to freeze or when small snow showers pass through the area overnight and leave a dusting on the roadways.
The goals of the City’s salt brine program are the following:
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Improve road conditions at the onset of freezing precipitation.
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Provide city staff with time to mobilize and respond to freezing precipitation.
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Provide protection from frosting of bridges, hills and other problematic roadways.
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Reduce the cost of snow removal services.
For more information about this program, contact Streets & Utilities at 614-410-4750.
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