56.7 tons of salt used this winter on Allen's roads
Ohio Department of Transportation released its salt usage for 2017-18 winter as of Feb. 14. Details follow:
Salt used: 56,769 tons
Liquid de-icer: 901,834 gallons
Miles driven for snow and ice: 747,999
Total cost: $7,001,851
Totals versus last year same time:
Salt used: 29,198 tons
Liquid de-icer: 373,502 gallons
Miles driven for snow and ice: 371,777
Total cost: $3,761,193
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