Regional Salt Shortage Affecting Cayuga County – Finger Lakes Daily News

How is the shortage of road salt affecting Cayuga County this winter?

Highway Superintendent Brian Soper addressed the county’s Public Works Committee at its Tuesday meeting saying that the county is just one of many facing a shortage of road salt amid a high demand for the product.

“It is getting really serious, but we still have quite a bit [of salt], enough for a few more storms anyways, but the deliveries are slower than slow. We have everything ordered that we can order right now,” said Soper.

Soper added that salt will need to be rationed and he is discussing with the state the possibility of cutting the salt with sand.

Municipalities across the northeastern United States and Canada are grappling with a shortage of road salt as salt companies struggle to keep up with the demand caused by prolonged cold and icy conditions.