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INDIANAPOLIS — A shortage of road salt and rising salt prices could mean slippery roads in communities across the nation this winter as officials struggle to keep pavement clear of snow and ice without breaking their budgets. Heavy snow last year heightened demand for salt, and now many towns can’t find enough.
The shortage could force many cities to salt fewer roads. Others are switching to less-effective sand or sand-salt blends.
John DiCola Jr., right, supervisor of Neshannock Township in New Castle, Pa., says his lone bid for delivered salt came in at $145 a ton, up from last year’s $36.90. The salt industry blames fuel costs.
