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DETROIT — The reward for surviving last winter’s frigid temperatures and record snowfall is drastic price increases for road salt — in some cases, five times as expensive as last season. If they can get it.
Price increases of at least 20 percent have been common in several cities.
In Ohio, where more than 1 million tons of salt was used on state roads last year — a nearly 60 percent increase over the average — last year’s average price was $35 per ton. This year, 15 counties received bids of more than $100 per ton. Michigan has seen prices jump by 46 percent, to $65 per ton.
Raleigh, N.C., recently signed a three-year contract for salt costing about $110 per ton annually.
