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Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Crews Already Looking At New Approaches To Snow And Ice

This winter is one most of us will be remembering for years to  come: and the city is already looking ahead to next winter, to see what we can do differently to keep our roads more clear.

Kevin Rice of the City's Transportation Department explains they're looking at wetting the salt before it hits the road so that it's already activated and it doesn't end up scattering off the road.

Rice says this winter also made them realize that an "all hands on deck" approach to storms isn't always the most efficient, because you can wind up with more equipment than you have people