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The supply of chemicals used to clear the roads of snow and ice in Rappahannock County is rapidly diminishing, according to Resident Highway Engineer Don Askew. As of Tuesday morning, the department had on hand only 100 tons of sand, 350 tons of stone and ten terns of salt. The salt shortage is particularly critical, said Askew.
Bids on salt supplies go through Richmond on a statewide basis. The District’s current contract is with the Diamond Company in Baltimore, said Askew, and negotiations are in progress to obtain additional amounts by next week.
Askew said his office received complaints about an ice layer on some of the county’s secondary roads. “There’s no way we can melt that ice. A lot of people think we can just cut the ice off, but we can’t We tried, just to prove it to ourselves.” All that
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