Effective winter maintenance includes comprehensive planning including preparation of plans for salt management. Some agencies integrate "salt management" within their overall winter maintenance plans; this is the common practice in the U.S. Other agencies create independent salt management plans; this is common in Canada. To assist agencies considering salt management plans -- and citizens wishing to understand this best management practice, these links offer a quick introduction.
The Ontario Good Roads Association offers a template of particular value for smaller agencies
Among larger cities, Toronto has an exemplary plan.
Ontario leads the way in Canada. See these municipal and county plans:
Region of Peel
Region of Halton
Richmond Hill
Town of Goderich
The Nation Municipality
Oxford County
St. John's, Newfoundland also has a salt management plan.
United States
PennDOT
Ottawa County, MI
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