CHAPTER 8: WINTER OPERATIONS AND SALT, SAND, AND CHEMICAL ...

Highway agencies in the United States have found that reducing the conventional application rate to quantities on the order of 4 or 5 g/m2 (42 or 65 lb/lane-mile) is not generally possible with current equipment that is designed for deicing application rates of 23 to 38 g/m2 (300 to 500 lb/lane-mile) and higher. ................
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