The last thing we want to do is squander away all the resources we have and put salt and sand on the roads when its really not necessary.

The [current] bridge has to last through the construction of the new bridge.

This was a fast-moving storm.

There's not a lot of salt and sand on the roads. (Salting) builds up a residue so that come February, there will be lots of salt. Right now the roads have been cleaned with rain and sweeping, so that's a very important component.

There's not a lot of salt and sand on the roads. (Salting) builds up a residue so that come February, there will be lots of salt. Right now the roads have been cleaned with rain and sweeping, so that's a very important component,

We might lay down as much salt for a half an hour of freezing rain as we do for eight hours of snowfall.