This site is optimized for Version 4 and newer browsers with JavaScript enabled. The chemicals involved are environmentally safer and cost-effective. A significant reduction in crash-related claims was recorded during their use. BC continues to lead the country in researching this proactive winter maintenance tool. Well, take heart.
Research is currently underway to find better ways to keep our roads safer.
If you spend any time watching a major roadway in BC during the winter, you will witness a common scenario. During a snowfall , a plow will pass by to scrape most of the accumulated snow off the road surface. Shortly after , heavy trucks laden with salt, sand or gravel will follow, throwing large amounts of these substances onto the road. If the snow continues , another plow passes by, scraping away the new snow and whatever that truck had just applied. Just before a winter storm, you may have seen what looked like a water truck, spraying the road surface.