Towns desperately short on salt to spread on snowy roads now have a replenished supply of it, thanks to the Department of Transportation.
As of Tuesday morning, the state DOT has delivered nearly 5,000 tons of road salt to 42 Connecticut cities and towns, according to the Office of Gov. Dannel Malloy.
The state has not had a shortage of salt this season, though its stockpile has been lower than in past years. The DOT worked out a plan last week to deliver additional salt to cities and towns that needed it.
"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 in a statement.
The DOT is expecting a delivery of an additional 45,000 tons of salt to the Port of New Haven this weekend.
Department of Transportation commissioner James Redeker said the state and municipalities should have an adequate supply of road salt to last through the end of the winter season.
Here is a look at which municipalities received salt and how much they received:
- Municipality Tons Received
- Weston 65
- Monroe 97
- Branford 101
- North Haven 100
- Bethany 101
- Haddam 103
- Meriden 200
- Berlin 179
- Canton 174
- East Haddam 95
- Marlborough 100
- Burlington 100
- East Hartford 400
- New Britain 200
- Somers 100
- Suffield 100
- Avon 99
- Farmington 100
- Granby 60
- Wethersfield 100
- Vernon 70
- East Granby 100
- New Britain 200
- Hartford 200
- Bloomfield 25
- Mansfield 50
- Bozrah 48
- Thompson 94
- Colchester 80
- New London 200
- Mashantucket Nation 100
- Litchfield 100
- Redding 100
- Torrington 57
- Washington 100
- Winsted 99
- Danbury 200
- Wolcott 100
- Beacon Falls 100
- Middlebury 100
- Sharon 54
- Roxbury 100
