As New York faces a road salt shortage, small towns like Parish are relying on a sand-and-salt mixture to keep roads safe. While some drivers prefer salt.

That’s because local county highway crews have used a mixture of sand and salt to treat icy roads for several decades. “Typically, we have gone with a 3-to-1 sand-salt mix,” Bartholomew ...

Updated: Jan 4, 2023 / 11:13 AM EST MILTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The town of Milton has announced the highway department has made a mixture of sand and salt available for resident use.

PIERRE, S.D. -- South Dakota will reduce the use of sand on icy winter highways, instead using just salt alone, a move that officials say will help clear roads faster ...

The county uses a mix of about 30% salt and 70% sand to save money. Turner said the county pays $79.28 for a ton of salt. For sand, it’s only $9.05 a ton.

In the unfortunate event that a vehicle hits a barrel, it will not be hitting a solid block of ice or a frozen block of sand. Statewide, Arizona's recipe of choice is the sand/salt mixture.

As New York faces a road salt shortage, small towns like Parish are relying on a sand-and-salt mixture to keep roads safe. While some drivers prefer salt.