A request from the 7272 Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in the US to provide road salt to local communities in need has received no bids from salt companies.
ODOT asked salt companies to bid on 9,071tonnes increments of salt to be delivered to seven strategic locations during three rounds. The aim was to receive at least 136,077tonnes of road salt that ODOT could provide to local communities where some supplies are depleted. The agency planned to charge nothing for the road salt and instead was asking communities to return the salt once their supplies were replenished. The 10-day bid period for salt companies ended on 14 February 2014.
ODOT says it is committed to assisting local communities with temporary salt supplies and is exploring alternative ways to get road salt into Ohio and provide it free of charge.
Since the beginning of winter and up to 14 February, ODOT had used more than 798,322tonnes of salt on Ohio roadways. That amount does not include the salt counties, cities, townships and villages are using to treat roads in local communities.
With 69,201kms to treat, 3,000 drivers and 1,600 snow plows statewide, ODOT drivers have treated more than 17,702,784kms of roads making this winter one of the most active seasons in history.
ODOT asked salt companies to bid on 9,071tonnes increments of salt to be delivered to seven strategic locations during three rounds. The aim was to receive at least 136,077tonnes of road salt that ODOT could provide to local communities where some supplies are depleted. The agency planned to charge nothing for the road salt and instead was asking communities to return the salt once their supplies were replenished. The 10-day bid period for salt companies ended on 14 February 2014.
ODOT says it is committed to assisting local communities with temporary salt supplies and is exploring alternative ways to get road salt into Ohio and provide it free of charge.
Since the beginning of winter and up to 14 February, ODOT had used more than 798,322tonnes of salt on Ohio roadways. That amount does not include the salt counties, cities, townships and villages are using to treat roads in local communities.
With 69,201kms to treat, 3,000 drivers and 1,600 snow plows statewide, ODOT drivers have treated more than 17,702,784kms of roads making this winter one of the most active seasons in history.
