The snow plow has been put away except for very high pass road work. BUT

Unconventional sources of salt brines, such as pickle juice, beet juice, potato and cheese byproducts, are decreasing costs, lowering environmental impacts and are effective at temperatures well below zero.

These agricultural-based brines were rated highly by many provinces, states and jurisdictions noting the high ice melting capabilities and the overall safety impacts on wintry roads. And less impact on the environment.

 

 

Quick Facts in BC:

• The ministry’s maintenance contractors take care of nearly 47,000 kilometres of road and 2,800 bridges in some of the most challenging terrain in Canada.
• Crews apply 750,000 tonnes of winter abrasives over 1.2 million kilometres and 100,000 tonnes of salt.
• Since 2001, the annual expenditure on road and bridge maintenance has been increased by $79 million ─ a 25% increase over the last 15 years.
• More than 2,000 contracted employees and hundreds of pieces of equipment operate around the clock to keep highways open, safe and reliable.