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County public works reviews salt‑reduction and brine program; presenter cites lower per‑mile salt use and new equipment
Summary
A Public Works presentation described techniques and equipment — including liquid brine, prewetting systems, calibrated spreaders and live‑edge plow blades — that the county uses to reduce road‑salt use and costs and to limit environmental impact.
Jim Hope, the Easton presenter invited to brief the committee on the county’s de‑icing program, described a multi‑year effort to reduce solid salt use through a combination of equipment upgrades, driver training and liquid brine pretreatment. Hope said calibrated spreader controllers, prewetting systems at the spinner, live‑edge plow blades and larger brine‑making capacity have reduced pounds of salt used per lane mile in many county truck beats. He told the committee crews now routinely record per‑lane‑mile rates…
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