ANGOLA â The Steuben County Highway Department will continue to evaluate its winter treatment mix, but for now will stay with the formula thatâs been used a few years.
The Highway Department treats roads with a mix thatâs two parts sand and one part salt, said Steuben County Highway Engineer Jen Sharkey.
The county uses this mix because of the cost of salt, which if a pure mix of salt were the only treatment, it would cost $820 per 10-ton load, she said at Tuesdayâs meeting of the Steuben County Board of Commissioners.
The current mixture of 2:1 sand to salt costs about $320 per 10-ton load. If the county were to go with 1:1, it would be $435 per 10 tons.