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Sauk County Highway Commissioner Pat Gavinski explains how salt and brine are strategically used on Wisconsin roads each winter to keep motorists safe. #WinterSaltWeek
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31 Jan 2025
Smart salt management is crucial to ensure safe roads while avoiding excess salt use each winter. Last winter, we used the least amount of salt to clear ice and snow from roads in 35 years. Read more about our salt reduction efforts: wisconsindot.gov/Documents/d…
#WinterSaltWeek
ALT infographic with text: It's a big job. WisDOT works with 72 counties to clear 35,000 highway miles. Every year, Wisconsin averages 32 snow events, 73 inches snow, 10 freezing rain events
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29 Jan 2025
That’s one big pile of salt! Learn how WisDOT and county highway departments work together to keep winter roads safe with strategic use of salt and brine. #WinterSaltWeek
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28 Jan 2025
Did you know $1,000 of liquid brine, a mixture of salt and water, covers over twice as much road compared to an equivalent amount of traditional rock salt? WisDOT is committed to using best practices to reduce salt use, without impacting public safety. #WinterSaltWeek
ALT infographic with text: clear roads, less salt. Liquid brine, a mixture of salt and water, can help stretch budgets over traditional rock salt distribution while maintaining the same level of service.
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27 Jan 2025
#WinterSaltWeek has begun! Tune in NOW or at 7:30 PM ET for a spotlight on Izaak Walton League’s Salt Watch program, which has been mobilizing community scientists to monitor chloride (road salt) levels in their local waterways and advocate for solutions. youtube.com/watch?v=vPJgw9wR…
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