Washington County and the City of Washington have policies in place to guide snow removal

Both Washington County and the City of Washington have snow policies that are used to guide the plowing of snow and the application of salt and sand. Those policies didn’t work well with last week’s rain-sleet-snow mix, according to those who administer the policies, inpart because of the cold that followed.

Justin Novak, who is Washington County’s Road and Bridge supervisor, said a salt-sand mix is often applied to hard-surface (blacktop) roads ahead of winter storms. Sand-only is applied to concrete surfaces including Washington’s new B Street.

No salt is applied to gravel roads, though, Novak said, because too much salt on gravel creates an unstable base, which leads to mudholes.

Source: Washington County News.