With Snow In Forecast, CDOT Set To Treat Roads With Salt Brine
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) - Snow is expected to make its way into the Denver metro area Wednesday night into Thursday morning, and state transportation officials say they will be pre-treating roads with salt brine to keep the snow and ice from sticking.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has only started using that anti-icing solution this winter. The brine includes three all-natural ingredients: salt, water and an anti-corrosion additive.
"Motorists in the Denver metro area can expect to see trucks spraying this anti-icing solution on the roads about eight to ten hours before snow begins to fall. Motorists will see white stripes along the roadways once the solution has dried," CDOT spokesman Mike O'Neill said in a prepared statement.
Temperatures are expected to be hovering around or below the freezing mark between now and Friday.
The salt CDOT uses comes from the Great Salt Lake in Utah.