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| − | The | + | State and local road crews combatting last winter鈥檚 severe chill found themselves scraping the bottom of their road salt reserves.Now, some are scraping the bottom of their cash reserves to prepare for the coming cold.The 2013-2014 winter brought an average temperature of 29.5 degrees in St. Louis, the lowest average since the 2000-2001 winter. It also brought the most snowfall, 27.2 inches, to the city since the 2010-2011 winter, according to the National Weather Service.That meant state and local departments were working on overdrive to keep the roads drivable, using more salt than anticipated. And as these departments prepare for the coming winter, they face road salt price hikes, some reportedly almost double last year鈥檚.鈥淟ast winter was an extremely tough winter for (Missouri) and most of the upper Midwest, so there鈥檚 a supply issue for salt right now,鈥?said Ed Hassinger, Missouri Department of Transportation chief engineer. 鈥淗ow it manifests for us is a cost issue.鈥滾ori Roman, president of the Salt Institute, <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-cabas-bags-38>Celine Cabas Bags</a> said the severity of last winter depleted salt supplies across the country and now everyone is trying to replenish at the same time.鈥淚n some years, one part of the country gets hit but others don鈥檛, and this last year we had a situation where everyone had a very long ... and very severe winter,鈥?Roman said. The Salt Institute is a nonprofit industry group.MoDOT typically buys 200,000 tons of road salt each year to cover 77,200 miles of roads across the state, but Hassinger said last winter required about 213,000 tons. In response, the department is buying 220,000 tons for this winter 鈥?but it will come with a higher price.Salt generally costs the department $50 to $80 a ton depending on the area, but Hassinger said that will increase $10 to $20 a ton.When the department has to spend more money on salt, Hassinger said it spends less money on fixing roads.鈥淲e only have so much money,鈥?he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a high-priority public safety item that we鈥檒l spend money ... hope for a mild winter <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-celine-wallets-39>Celine Wallets</a> and then keep the extra salt so we don鈥檛 have to buy it next year.鈥漇t. Louis County also will have to tighten its belt because of increased salt prices. The county had to postpone about $1.5 million worth of projects, including repaving a parking lot and building a carport in a county facility, because of the increase, said David Wrone, spokesman for the county鈥檚 Highways and Traffic and Public Works departments.鈥淲e had to find additional funds and that鈥檚 how we did it,鈥?Wrone said, adding that the county鈥檚 price for salt jumped from $54 a ton to $70 a ton this year.Last winter, the county used 41,000 tons of salt to cover 3,100 miles of roads. The year before, only 14,000 tons were used, he said.Last winter鈥檚 usage left the county with only 8,000 tons on hand for this season, and Wrone said it typically wants to have about 40,000 tons at the start of winter.鈥淲e ordered 30,000 tons (from) our normal supplier,鈥?he said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 anticipate issues in obtaining salt, but the cost is significant.鈥漇t. Charles County Highway Superintendent Jeff Spalding said the county will be paying nearly twice as much as last year. The county has about 800 miles of road to cover and it ordered between 6,000 and 8,000 tons to prepare <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-clasp-bags-40>Celine Clasp Bags</a> for the upcoming winter.鈥淲e anticipated (a price hike) going in,鈥?he said. 鈥淲ith as much as was used last year, it was going to be in demand this year.鈥滻n Illinois, the state and local governments also are paying more for salt 鈥?and many are having a hard time even finding enough to buy. No vendors responded to a recent state request for bids to provide road salt. Out of the 560 communities who solicited bids, only 367 received one.The Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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Revision as of 03:23, 9 August 2014
@@@ State and local road crews combatting last winter鈥檚 severe chill found themselves scraping the bottom of their road salt reserves.Now, some are scraping the bottom of their cash reserves to prepare for the coming cold.The 2013-2014 winter brought an average temperature of 29.5 degrees in St. Louis, the lowest average since the 2000-2001 winter. It also brought the most snowfall, 27.2 inches, to the city since the 2010-2011 winter, according to the National Weather Service.That meant state and local departments were working on overdrive to keep the roads drivable, using more salt than anticipated. And as these departments prepare for the coming winter, they face road salt price hikes, some reportedly almost double last year鈥檚.鈥淟ast winter was an extremely tough winter for (Missouri) and most of the upper Midwest, so there鈥檚 a supply issue for salt right now,鈥?said Ed Hassinger, Missouri Department of Transportation chief engineer. 鈥淗ow it manifests for us is a cost issue.鈥滾ori Roman, president of the Salt Institute, <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-cabas-bags-38>Celine Cabas Bags</a> said the severity of last winter depleted salt supplies across the country and now everyone is trying to replenish at the same time.鈥淚n some years, one part of the country gets hit but others don鈥檛, and this last year we had a situation where everyone had a very long ... and very severe winter,鈥?Roman said. The Salt Institute is a nonprofit industry group.MoDOT typically buys 200,000 tons of road salt each year to cover 77,200 miles of roads across the state, but Hassinger said last winter required about 213,000 tons. In response, the department is buying 220,000 tons for this winter 鈥?but it will come with a higher price.Salt generally costs the department $50 to $80 a ton depending on the area, but Hassinger said that will increase $10 to $20 a ton.When the department has to spend more money on salt, Hassinger said it spends less money on fixing roads.鈥淲e only have so much money,鈥?he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 such a high-priority public safety item that we鈥檒l spend money ... hope for a mild winter <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-celine-wallets-39>Celine Wallets</a> and then keep the extra salt so we don鈥檛 have to buy it next year.鈥漇t. Louis County also will have to tighten its belt because of increased salt prices. The county had to postpone about $1.5 million worth of projects, including repaving a parking lot and building a carport in a county facility, because of the increase, said David Wrone, spokesman for the county鈥檚 Highways and Traffic and Public Works departments.鈥淲e had to find additional funds and that鈥檚 how we did it,鈥?Wrone said, adding that the county鈥檚 price for salt jumped from $54 a ton to $70 a ton this year.Last winter, the county used 41,000 tons of salt to cover 3,100 miles of roads. The year before, only 14,000 tons were used, he said.Last winter鈥檚 usage left the county with only 8,000 tons on hand for this season, and Wrone said it typically wants to have about 40,000 tons at the start of winter.鈥淲e ordered 30,000 tons (from) our normal supplier,鈥?he said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 anticipate issues in obtaining salt, but the cost is significant.鈥漇t. Charles County Highway Superintendent Jeff Spalding said the county will be paying nearly twice as much as last year. The county has about 800 miles of road to cover and it ordered between 6,000 and 8,000 tons to prepare <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-clasp-bags-40>Celine Clasp Bags</a> for the upcoming winter.鈥淲e anticipated (a price hike) going in,鈥?he said. 鈥淲ith as much as was used last year, it was going to be in demand this year.鈥滻n Illinois, the state and local governments also are paying more for salt 鈥?and many are having a hard time even finding enough to buy. No vendors responded to a recent state request for bids to provide road salt. Out of the 560 communities who solicited bids, only 367 received one.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
