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Salt Supplies in Good Shape in At Least Some Counties

The first measurable snow of the winter season across much of the region brought out salt and cinder trucks.
A few of the area county highway departments we talked to, such as Jackson and Williamson counties, say they are in good shape with ample supplies to battle wintry precipitation that can make driving hazardous.

Marion County Highway Engineer Mike McCormick says last year's mild winter allowed him to purchase the remaining salt supplies for use this year.
 
"So, that material was here and is available for us to use in 2017. So, we've basically got a full shed and extra material of salt, and what we call cinders or bottom ash that we mix the salt with."

He says Marion County has enough supplies to deal with an average winter season.

"As long as we have the usual five to six events to where we have to call out trucks and go put down material, I'd say we'll be fine and we should even have some left."

McCormick says highway maintenance funds are also sufficient to deal with an average winter, but a milder winter would be better to reduce the damage to roads from multiple salt and cinder events.

 

As a news producer and news anchor on All Things Considered, Brad provides the listeners with a recap of the day's top local and state news as well as breaking news at any given time. Contact WSIU Radio at 618-453-6101 or email wsiunews@wsiu.org
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