Having lived in Lincoln for more than 40 years, I remember a time when the roads were so icy and unsafe that there were deaths at the entrance to Route 2 from Lexington Road and on Sandy Pond Road as well as many non-deadly accidents.
Chris Bibbo and the DPW have been doing a terrific job of keeping the roads safe to drive. My thanks and hats off to them! Barbara Low ________________________________ From: Lincoln <lincoln-boun...@lincolntalk.org> on behalf of Melissa Henken <melissahen...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 1:35 PM To: Christina Thompson <christinathompso...@gmail.com> Cc: Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] Fwd: [The Washington Post] Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts Pre-treating with brine is not all that they’re putting on the roads. We collected 30 lbs of rock salt that was spilled at the top of our driveway last week when the town must have been prepping for bad weather. We are surrounded by wetlands. On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 1:14 PM Christina Thompson <christinathompso...@gmail.com<mailto:christinathompso...@gmail.com>> wrote: Just forwarding this reply on the question of road salt to the listserv in case anyone is interested. Christina ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Bibbo, Chris <bib...@lincolntown.org<mailto:bib...@lincolntown.org>> Date: Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 10:13 AM Subject: RE: [LincolnTalk] [The Washington Post] Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts To: Christina Thompson <christinathompso...@gmail.com<mailto:christinathompso...@gmail.com>> CC: Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com<mailto:samat...@gmail.com>> Hello Christina, The pre-treatment process that we perform uses a brine solution. Brine is a mixture of water and salt. Application of the pre-treatment process has been very successful so far for us. Applying it prior to a storm event allows the snow or ice to melt as soon as it hits the pavement and thus prevents a bond between the ice and the pavement surface. We use techniques such as the pre-treatment process and saddle tanks to minimize material used during winter storm events while still providing for important public safety. Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the DPW office at 781-259-8999. Chris Bibbo From: Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com<mailto:samat...@gmail.com>> Sent: Monday, January 3, 2022 12:02 PM To: Christina Thompson <christinathompso...@gmail.com<mailto:christinathompso...@gmail.com>> Cc: Bibbo, Chris <bib...@lincolntown.org<mailto:bib...@lincolntown.org>> Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] [The Washington Post] Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts Hi Christina, I don’t think it’s salt. Back in the dinosaur days, when I was on the BoS (not Select Board yet), we authorized a new mix for pre-treating roads. As best as I can recall, it dod not include salt, but memory may fail me and maybe things have changed. Chris Bibbo (copied here) is DPW Superintendent and should have the answer. ------ Sara Mattes On Jan 3, 2022, at 9:55 AM, Christina Thompson <christinathompso...@gmail.com<mailto:christinathompso...@gmail.com>> wrote: Just wondering about road salting. Did Lincoln change its policy? For years we didn't salt because it was bad for the trees, etc. But there's definitely been salt on the roads lately. For anyone who missed it: this piece in the WaPo. Citing danger to freshwater, scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts. De-icing salts end up contaminating lakes and streams and building up in wetlands. The pollution also affects our drinking water. By Erin Blakemore https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/road-salt-environment-lakes/2021/12/31/2c7a333a-6651-11ec-96f3-b8d3be309b6e_story.html C. Thompson -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org<mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. -- Christina Thompson Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia christinathompson.net<http://christinathompson.net/> -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org<mailto:Lincoln@lincolntalk.org>. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
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