When snow arrives alongside freezing temperatures, salt plays a key role in keeping roads clear and ensuring safe travel. However, over time it can cause damage. Salt is widely used to de-ice ...

"It melts the salt, really, or the the snow, you know, the ice really, really well," Lukehart said. "So it's probably the top of the line." The rock salt is the most damaging, but it really does ...

Winter Storm Blair left a thick blanket of snow on Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and large swaths of Central Ohio. You’re likely tired of digging out and hoping to dump some road salt to melt ...

If you need to go out, however, and you don’t have any rock salt for melting the ice that’s sure to form on your driveway and walkway, then your strategy might be to try to clear the snow at ...

Sodium chloride (rock salt or halite) is often used on roads, driveways and sidewalks. It's relatively inexpensive and keeps ice from accumulating on surfaces. It can damage concrete, kill ...

With heavy snow, rain and then ice earlier this week, around western Massachusetts and throughout New England, many store shelves are empty of rock salt or de-icer. Even municipalities are running ...

With more snow possible this weekend, hundreds of tons of salt will be dispersed on roads and walking paths across Lake County, highlighting a growing concern over waterway salinity in the region.

DelDOT also uses contractors, such as large roadway contractors, local farmers and landscaping companies, to assist with snow removal during major events. A DelDOT snowplow truck lays salt on the ...