> > >>> Do they use salt on the roads out there (Boulder, CO) in the winter? >>> >>> > > > nope. just sand. we keep all the salt here to ourselves in the northeast > :<) > > chris Years ago, just sand. Then salt, too. But for the last few years, a sol'n of magnesium chloride and other chemicals. http://www.ci.boulder.co.us/clerk/WIP/2002/10-24-02/item4c_1.pdf Colorado DOT uses salts from the Great Salt Lake on state roads-- still mostly mag chloride, I believe: http://www.dot.state.co.us/TravelInfo/DeicerFactSheet.pdf Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
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