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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Must not get very cold there, then.
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Not that often, but it does at times.
When it gets really cold it is usually due to dry Siberian wind.
If it does snow under those conditions then they'll mix sand with the salt or use pure sand.
I've seen them spray stuff I don't really know much about; polymers with orange or purple dye mixed in. Maybe as a gelling agent to prevent the salt from washing away too easily.
I did not want to jack the thread btw, I just wanted to point out one way of reducing excess heat in road surfaces.
Come to think of that, LA could mix white stones, sand, crushed glass, shells and/or chalk in with the tarmac to make it lighter in color, yet more durable than Plasti-Dip. What stuff do they use for road markings anyway?
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