Move over, sugar beets. There's a new de-icing ingredient in town.
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What to consider when installing detectable sidewalk warning surfaces.
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Get the right amount of the right material in the right place at the right time.
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The constant pummeling of snow and record-low temperatures throughout the Midwest, Northeast, and Canada this winter made for one big quandary: shortages in rock salt, the deicing staple of public works departments far and wide.
Controlling snow and ice requires balancing three, not quite equal, goals: meet the public's need to travel safely, avoid harmful environmental impacts, and keep costs in line.
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The ice cream is named after a landfill that New York City toted its refuse to for decades, until the facility was shuttered in 2001.
A preview of APWA events related to snow and ice.