[INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? in Connecticut Chat http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19818571 en Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:46:33 EDT Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:46:33 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20177501 emead :
said by Rungel See Profile :

I wonder if they might be using something like this to.. »www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/···117.html If not maybe they should.

But yes the roads are clearer less sand on the sides to pick up to.

And yes Glenn we know you love snow..
That is what Danbury is using.
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But yes the roads are clearer less sand on the sides to pick up to.

And yes Glenn we know you love snow..
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20169062 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:35:56 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20054987 MrFixitCT :
said by Grumpy See Profile :

I'm all about getting rid of the sand. It used to be a month or three before we got all the sand off the roads each Spring. Now one or two good rains are we're clean.
amen to that, as a cyclist the delay in getting rid of the sand was always a pain...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20054987 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:32:28 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20054596 Grumpy :
Regular ol' untreated salt loses it's ability to melt ice at around 20 (or is 12?) degrees or less. The Magic Salt apparently has some type of hamburger helper thing all up on it to extend salt's workable temp range.

I'm all about getting rid of the sand. It used to be a month or three before we got all the sand off the roads each Spring. Now one or two good rains are we're clean. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20054596 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:04:36 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19839479 ThirdShifter : Whatever that they are doing, It works!
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Saya anak malaysia]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19839479 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:05:09 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19830702 MrFixitCT : What I hear is this liquid is supposed to prevent, or help prevent adhesion of the ice and snow to the asphalt, to make plowing more effective..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19830702 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:21:36 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19828562 Glenn : One of my ATVing buddies drives a plow truck for the town of Southington. A lot of towns (and I think the state) have stopped using sand. Allegedly, there were studies that sand was ineffective after it had been run over. The granules would round out and no longer provide traction. And of course, our environmentalist "friends" had a hand in it's demise as well.

Anyways, they're using some stuff they call "magic salt". It's some type of salt that's treated. You may see it on the roads during a snowstorm; it looks green. Instead of the driver controlling the drop rate of the mixture like they used to, it's now controlled via a computer. I believe the computer reads the speed sensor of the transmission and drops at a rate based on speed.

At first, I thought no sand would create worse roads. I can't say I've noticed the roads are any less slippery. I have noticed a much much cleaner garage, motorcycles out enjoying the warmer winter days and the roads in Cheshire are no longer red following a snowstorms.

PS: I love snow.
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said by Rungel See Profile :

Yep .. i bet that's it.. I do notice in places where there would be more likely for freezing conditions..

Geez more chemicals for us to deal with.. I haven't seen a truck yet putting it down. They must wait till were all off the roads.. :D
I think they can put it down 24 hours before precip. is expected. They probably do it late at night.

Have you seen the DOT plow trucks with the whitish tank on the back? I think that's the stuff.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19821071 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:17:36 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19820983 Rungel :
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said by StarGaze See Profile :

Whitish in color? Most likely it is from the DOT laying down the chemical that they use to pre-treat the highways when there is a chance of freezing precipiation.
Bingo! You are probably noticing them mostly on bridges and places that have a tendency to freeze!

From what I've read this stuff is water/precip. activated.
Yep .. i bet that's it.. I do notice in places where there would be more likely for freezing conditions..

Geez more chemicals for us to deal with.. I haven't seen a truck yet putting it down. They must wait till were all off the roads.. :D
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said by StarGaze See Profile :

Whitish in color? Most likely it is from the DOT laying down the chemical that they use to pre-treat the highways when there is a chance of freezing precipiation.
Bingo! You are probably noticing them mostly on bridges and places that have a tendency to freeze!

From what I've read this stuff is water/precip. activated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19819127 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:30:37 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818743 StarGaze : Whitish in color? Most likely it is from the DOT laying down the chemical that they use to pre-treat the highways when there is a chance of freezing precipiation.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818743 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:24:33 EDT Re: [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818717 bennor : Noticed those too on Tuesday afternoon driving on the Wilbur Cross Parkway going Southbound up the hill (and down the back side) from the West Rock Tunnel and also wondered what they were.

I figured they were either going to rip up the road, again, for repaving; or was some new product that might improve traction during bad weather.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818717 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:18:53 EDT [INFO] Anyone notice the lines..? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818571 Rungel : I've been noticing lines that go down the highway. There about a foot apart. And only seem to be in certain areas which appear to be in dangerous areas of the road. Like step hills, curves or places where there is run off from hills close by.

I haven't seen any trucks out laying this down .. so must be late at night there out there. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19818571 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:45:30 EDT