Name: For decades, ODOT didn’t put salt on the roads for snow and ice | How Did We Get Here?
Channel: TEGNA

Kurator

For Seller Marketplace

Request License

> Media Pool

> For decades, ODOT didn’t put salt on the roads for snow and ice | How Did We Get Here?

For decades, ODOT didn’t put salt on the roads for snow and ice | How Did We Get Here?

Clip ID 2443886

Clearance

Add to

By Request

By Request assets are not available for immediate purchase.

This content has not been pre-checked for copyright.

Per clip rates are for 20 seconds of final usage. If you are using more then 20 seconds or need a different file format or have questions about clearances contact us

Description

Sometime in the 1950s, ODOT halted the use of salt during frigid weather. Even they don’t know why they stopped for sure, but it took decades to change. After more recent winter storms left drivers stranded for hours, the agency decided to reintroduce salt in the Portland metro area. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/weather/severe-weather/portland-oregon-ice-storm-road-salt-deicer/283-78dc2e0e-6710-421e-b11c-e25d0e6387b8 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

Station

KGW

Keywords

severe-weather the-story traffic weather road salt sodium chloride rock salt Oregon Department of Transportation ice storm arctic blast ODOT deicing deicer

Related Footage