The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has distributed nearly 5,000 tons of road salt to 40 Connecticut cities and towns, including four municipalities in Fairfield County, as well as the Mashantucket Tribal Nation. (See a complete list at the end of this article.)
The communities need the salt to replenish diminishing local supplies caused by an unusually harsh winter season.
Last Friday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a relief package, prepared by DOT, to address shortages and provide immediate assistance with stop-gap supplies of salt to municipalities and tribal nations across the state.
“Our municipalities have turned to us for help and ConnDOT has done a great job of stepping up and getting salt to the cities and towns that were facing shortages,” Malloy said.
“These non-stop storms have put a severe strain on local supplies and budgets, but we are committed to working together to get through this and keep every mile of roadway safe and passable,” he said.
State agency has plenty of salt
James P. Redeker, state DOT commissioner, said ConnDOT has never been short on salt this winter. “We are receiving another shipment of salt today and continue to be in a good position for the remainder of the winter season,” Redeker said Tuesday.
ConnDOT currently has adequate supplies of road salt, with an additional 45,000 tons of salt to be delivered this weekend to the Port of New Haven by International Salt.
International Salt is continuing to distribute road salt to private contractors in the state, but has made a business decision to control their supply to ensure that ConnDOT and municipalities have levels adequate enough to handle the season’s storm activity.
Who got the road salt
The following list includes the municipalities and tribal nation (in alphabetical order) and amount of road salt each received:
FAIRFIELD COUNTY:
Danbury, 200 tons
Monroe, 97 tons
Redding, 100 tons
Weston, 65 tons
ELSEWHERE IN THE STATE:
Avon, 99 tons
Beacon Falls, 100 tons
Berlin, 179 tons
Bethany, 101 tons
Bloomfield, 25 tons
Bozrah, 48 tons
Branford, 101 tons
Burlington, 100 tons
Canton, 174 tons
Colchester, 80 tons
East Granby, 100 tons
East Haddam, 95 tons
East Hartford, 400 tons
Farmington, 100 tons
Granby, 60 tons
Haddam, 103 tons
Hartford, 200 tons
Litchfield, 100 tons
Mansfield, 50 tons
Marlborough, 100 tons
Mashantucket Tribal Nation (Foxwoods), 100 tons
Meriden, 200 tons
Middlebury, 100 tons
New Britain, 200 tons
North Haven, 100 tons
New London, 200 tons
Roxbury, 100 tons
Sharon, 54 tons
Somers, 100 tons
Suffield, 100 tons
Torrington, 57 tons
Thompson, 94 tons
Vernon, 70 tons
Washington, 100 tons
Wethersfield, 100 tons
Winsted, 99 tons
Wolcott, 100 tons