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before an inch of snow has fallen, according to the resident engineer. He added that salt won’t work at all if temperatures drop below 20 degrees.
Askew maintained that the use of chemicals on thoroughfares other than priority one routes isn’t economically feasible. ’ '“The state couldn’t afft5iRS*!itift'T1ie1 tax- payers* -eouMn’-t - afford it,” he said.
Since temperature dictates the amount and type of chemicals required to bring a road to bare pavement, Askew said it would be difficult to determine the exact cost of snow removal for a mile of highway. He noted that the cost of machinery and labor would also have to be included in any price figure for snow removal. “1 can’t say exactly what the amount is but it’s expensive,” Askew said.
State policy for “priority two” roads—Route 231 in
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