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Old 06-04-2013, 09:33 PM
 
Location: Del Rio, TN
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They used to use sand/gravel almost exclusively. It was great, you saw 20 year old cars that weren't rust buckets (unlike in the east or midwest). Highways, particularly bridges and anything with steel reinforced concrete lasted nearly forever. Unfortunately, the EPA got involved a few years ago. It seems that spreading dirt on the roads wasn't politically correct. It put a bit of dust in the air, which EPA administrators found offensive. So, now, sand is rarely used, except at major intersections. Unfortunately our county has started using salt water (brine solution as they like to say) and you can really see the difference. The underside of my vehicles is showing considerable rust in just the last couple of years.
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Old 06-04-2013, 10:27 PM
 
Location: Lakeside
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I haven't seen or heard anything about the EPA in Bonner County and salting roads. Got a link for that?
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Old 06-05-2013, 05:17 PM
 
Location: North Idaho
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De-icer mix can't be beet - Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News

Kootenai County uses Beet extract. Pretty cool. Not corrosive like salt.

Building codes are surprisingly strict in Kootenai County. Friends were remodeling cabins on Hayden lake...yikes. Another friend was building a home near Cougar Gulch...yikes. But I guess you really don't want the contractors cutting corners...maybe it's a good thing.
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Old 06-18-2013, 08:23 AM
 
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Pretty sure they just use sand in Rexburg. Last winter the city said they also didn't start plowing until there were at least five inches of snow.

All I know about building codes is that somehow whoever finished our new basement didn't follow all of them. The gas company wouldn't turn on the gas when we moved in until an air vent was properly installed, and the electricians said that nothing but the furnace should be on that circuit, only half the basement is on it, too. But they don't *think* it's too dangerous...
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