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NJ's brine, road salt not just bad for your car — environment too
In a typical New Jersey winter over the last decade, the state Department of Transportation dumps 300,000 tons of rock salt and 1.7 million gallons of brine on its roads and bridges, and it has to eventually go somewhere.
State DOT's winter weather bill approaches $82 million
Despite fewer storms and a 45% drop in the amount of rock salt and brine spread, the NJDOT's winter weather costs rose slightly this past winter.
Road Salt's Impact
As the region continues to face harsh winter weather and the need for roads to be salted, environmentalists are becoming concerned that such high amounts of salt will start to impact our waterways, trees, plants and wildlife.