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Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) switchboard operators and dispatchers often hear this question after heavy snowfalls. A quick lesson in snow-removal physics and chemistry helps answers the queries, the department said. *

“Putting salt down before it snows is a waste of time and money because it rolls right off the highway,” explained Dave Gehr, VDOT

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