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$23M spent
to clear snow
Although the summer officially ended just some two weeks ago, the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation reminds us that winter will soon be on its way.
And last winter, the department said it spent more than $23 million dollars to keep the roads clear of snow and ice.
Still, that figure is lower than the record $28 million spent in the winter of 1981-82.
The department also said it dumped some 293 tons of “abrasives,” 117 tons of road salt and 2,100 tons of calcium chloride on to snow and ice-covered roads.
Last winter, the department spent $4.3 million for clearing the interstate system, $11 million for the primary system and $8.3 million for secondary roads, according to department figures.
In the Bristol district, in Southwest Virginia, some $2.5 million was spent to clear the highways, more than in any single district.
The least amoung spent in any one district was in Suffolk where slightly more than $500,000 was spent. That area near the Tidewater sees more winter rain than the snow and ice felt by inland areas.
Museum dinner
The Fauquier Chapter of the Virginia Museum will hold a dinner Oct. 17 at Airlie.
Aileen Laing, professor of art history at Sweetbriar College, will lecture and show a slide presentation on “The English Country House and Its Treasures.”
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