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Hello, all! I've just retired on the last day of 2014 (New Years Eve), and am continuing/expanding my efforts in getting rid of junk, selling on ebay, Craigslist, etc., in preparation of leaving Northwest New Jersey.
So I'm taking a breather, after walking the dog in 2°, drinking my coffee, and was wondering..........Do they salt the roads in the Asheville area? (Looking at buying a house actually in one of the areas outside of Asheville, .......Weaverville, Candler, Black Mountain, or even Waynesville........) Or is sanding a predominant method of battling slick roads? Or??? I appreciate any response you may have.......
Scroll down to the section under "Use of Salt Brine". I haven't seen sand used in the City of Asheville yet, but this is only our second winter here. Last year there was only one snow of any consequence of about 8". Our little street had a contractor with a plow fly around a few days later, mostly tearing up people's flower beds. The neighbors salted the hill coming up the street. Merrimon Ave was heavily salted.
Agreed that it depends on the situation. After the first big snow in your neighborhood you'll note the order of priority for the city's schedule; it's different than you might expect but will be consistent in the larger storms.
Agreed that it depends on the situation. After the first big snow in your neighborhood you'll note the order of priority for the city's schedule; it's different than you might expect but will be consistent in the larger storms.
Right, there's a priority to the roads. Interstates > State highways > local highways and main roads > local streets > private streets.
OP: With the slight to light snow cover that much of Asheville area receives each winter, (other than an occasional big snow), the roads don't present a problem, imo.
School buses don't run on some roads, some days; if one is commuting from the top of a 4,000 to 5,000+ ft mtn, it may be a problem on a few days.
What snow occurs is generally of short stay duration, other than some north facing roads or at high elevation. Much of western NC, other than where nuts like I live, is not northwestern NJ. I lived in NJ/NY for ~30 yrs and the usual lower climes that most people move to in western NC are not forbidding or even problematic, winter-wise.
GL, mD
Thanks so much for the input, everyone! What good people you are to respond to a question I just kind of dreamed up, and was a bit curious about. It was kind of equivalent to scratching an itch, or figuring out what 42 down is on a crossword puzzle; but more importantly, it shows the helpful spirit of this forum. Thank you so very much!
They don't. Sooooo... /hands you a snow shovel and a bag of sand.
That is what I said. Private roads get plowed and maintained privately, by the residents who own the road(s), buy their own shovels and buy their own sand.
Please don't mislead people relocating here to believe differently with a misplaced attempt at "humor".
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