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BrilliantFunny3943 t1_j6pyq8f wrote

Reply to comment by mangogetter in Roads - AITA? by Kilo417

Salt?

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mangogetter t1_j6pyyiy wrote

Salt is expensive and not super effective on sheet ice.

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WendyArmbuster t1_j6q7xwq wrote

It's not just expensive to buy and spread, but also on the damage it does to our cars. I would ban salt use in Springfield if I could.

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mangogetter t1_j6qdxal wrote

It's not great for the plants and waterways either.

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AmcillaSB t1_j6q8v8e wrote

I tried salting the patio yesterday so my old and sick dog can get in and out easier, and the salt has done jack shit on the ice (especially with it being so cold.)

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EcoAffinity t1_j6pzyw5 wrote

Standard ice melt only works down to the upper 20s. MODOT and the city can add additional chemicals if temps will be below that range, but it makes it a lot more expensive.

Ongoing weather the last two days hasn't helped either. You can melt the ice, but if it's just going to melt, get colder, and sleet again, there's no use. Need sun to help melt everything away.

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whattheduce86 t1_j6q19kf wrote

Funny how people live in Missouri where we get ice but don’t know that every year MoDOT says salt doesn’t work on ice and actually makes things worse bc it will melt during the day and refreeze overnight.

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Kilo417 OP t1_j6q9530 wrote

I44 and Hwy 13 not clear?

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Mean_Addition_6136 t1_j6qiq7t wrote

Salt only works if you can pretreat the roads, but when it’s raining and it changes to freezing rain the salt just gets washed away. I do remember cinders being used when I was a kid, didn’t melt the ice but gave traction. But cinders are probably terrible for the environment

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Mean_Addition_6136 t1_j6qizc7 wrote

Oh shit, just read about cinders… it’s coal ash which contains a devil’s cocktail of heavy metals and carcinogens

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