GEDDES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The New York State Department of Transportation hosted a Snow and Ice Control Workshop in the Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fairgrounds. The workshop provides local municipalities and contractors with training on proper procedures for using salt during winter operations.
Those crews have been training the entire year. The DOT is now filling salt barns, making sure brine tanks are full and sharpening blades. The goal is to drop as little salt as possible on our roads.
“Dropping less salt has a couple of positive effects: It affects your bottom line, it is great for the environment and it makes sure you have a safe traveling surface to get to work or wherever you are going,” Hennessey said.
The most important message from the DOT is to the driving public.
“We keep stressing don’t crowd the plow, that’s our biggest thing, give us our distance and take your time and be cautious,” said Shaun Kunes of Waterloo, Highway Maintenance Supervisor 1.
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