Above: Signs like this one are on highways that have been recently paved. This one is just when entering Stromsburg, but one is also near Columbus. PCN photo by Beth Sparrow.
STROMSBURG - Winter arrived last week with over two inches of snow. Roads were not good on Saturday, Nov. 29th.
Some highways are marked “Caution. Surface not salted.” Why is this so? Why do certain types of streets/highways not get salted? How long? What do they do instead?
Polk County News contacted NDOT representative Eric Klein. He explained “We try to minimize the amount of salt used. When conc…
