What’s that stuff you are putting on our streets? a number of environmental factors. Those include the air and ground temperature, whether the temperature is rising or falling, the direction and speed of the wind, the type of precipitation and intensity of the storm, and the time of day. In addition to removing snow, we want to melt ice and prevent ice formation when possible. Q. What can I do to minimize the effects of these materials Plowing Second Street on my car? Continued from page 3 A. We live in a harsh Q. What is Scoria? When do environment. The simple Q. What’s that liquid stuff you you use it? answer is go to the car wash are spraying on the streets? Is A. Scoria is a sort of natural a little more frequently in it corrosive? brick formed from shale winter. A. The material we use is or sandstone that has been called Caliber M1000. It is exposed to intense heat. The Q. I notice that some materials a blend of 30% magnesium red color is produced by iron leave a residue. Do they chloride solution and 70% oxides in the rock. We use stain? corn by-products. It is scoria strictly for traction A. This is what is left after the Ice Slicer dissolves. It has speciÞcally designed for control. It does not melt ice. It a residual effect and will still anti-icing, direct application is high in particulates, which work when it starts to snow is detrimental to air quality. It de-icing, frost prevention, must be swept up after storms. again. It can be tracked on and pre-wetting of solids. It is prone to get into catch your tires or shoes but it will When applied as an anti- basins, drainage systems, not stain clothing or carpets. icer, it makes plowing easier and can be seen on sidewalks because it has the effect of and planter strips year-round. If you’d like further information, check out our helping prevent the snow We only use scoria in limited web site: from bonding to the road quantities at intersections and www.ci.gillette.wy.us and turning to ice. Caliber other areas where we need to write, or give us a call: M1000 is 78% less corrosive provide an additional measure of traction, such as very steep City of Gillette than salt as veriÞed by tests hills. Public Works Department developed by the National Association of Corrosion Q. How do you decide what 611 N. Exchange Ave. Gillette, WY 82716 Engineers. Typically, liquid material to use and when? PH: (307) 686-5278 is applied between 20-40 A. Our snow & ice control FAX: (307) 686-6564 gallons per lane mile. operations are dependent on
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Winter Safety Tips Important Reminders from your Public Works Department SnowÞghters The success of our snow removal program depends on your assistance. Here are a few tips: 1. When it starts to snow, park your vehicles off the street if possible. 2. Within 24 hours of a snowfall, remove snow from your sidewalk. 3. Put snow from your driveway and sidewalk on your property, not in the street. 4. Remove your car from Snow Emergency Routes when snow is expected to reach 4 inches in depth. 5. If you shovel before we plow, there is a good chance your driveway or sidewalk may get plowed in or covered up. In most cases it is unavoidable. It is more of a problem in the parts of town where we have curbside sidewalks. 6. Be patient. We have 165 miles of streets and we take care of major streets and emergency routes Þrst.
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There’s No Business Like Snow Business Winter tips and information from the SnowÞghters of your Public Works Department www.ci.gillette.wy.us
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