Deicing

Deicing operations usually consist of two applications for the township 1) using a salt brine and 2) applying road salt. Before an ice event, brine is applied in a liquid state to melt and prevent ice from bonding to the road surface. Salt is used for ice events to help melt the ice during and after the storm. Deicing is used during ice storms and can effectively melt small snow accumulations on the roadway.

During deicing operations, the material can be spread in each travel lane on the road. It typically takes 3 1/2 hours to make a single round of salting Township roads and much longer when plowing them.