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 ...

When rock salt is used on our sidewalks and roads, there is science happening at the molecular level. Dr. Xavier Prat-Resina ...

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 ...

Remember that the freezing point of water is at or below 32°F, basically, the water molecules become more compact and start to form ice. When you add salt to the mix it keeps the water molecules ...

Since the temperatures are expected to be below freezing, ice will form easily on some roads, bridges and highway ramps.

FARGO — It's the savior of the seasons for drivers across the region: snow salt, sand and brine. But freezing temperatures break the snow and ice removal science, forcing snow plows and public ...

REPORTING LIVE. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is starting to salt roads and bridges Monday in preparation for snow and ice. DOTD will salt roads in seven parishes ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A salt shortage is currently impacting Western New York, as snow continues to fall and frigid temperatures are just around the corner. American Rock Salt based in Livingston ...