Weather is like a yo yo...Live with it...
To make driving on these roads safer you use a brine solution that consist of salt solution that LOWERS the temperature at which water freezes.
Where do you suppose this salt solution goes when it runs off of your roads?
Well, I’ll tell you. It runs off the road and in to your permafrost where is THAWS your permafrost! Stop blaming Global Warming for your road damage and start taking responsibility for your stupidity.
“JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska transportation department is changing how it maintains roads as the state feels the effects of climate change.”
Stop the presses...Alaska government learns winter is coming.
Yes, brine is used in the lower 48. I've seen it in the south, frequently. It works well in a specific range of temps, locally, anything above 20F, IIRC.
Below that? Waste of time. Doesn't work. In AK, where the average temp is "Dammed Cold", I've no idea why they'd use it. I'd imagine that you can increase the salinity to lower the freezing point, but that would defeat the purpose of "not putting so much salt on the roads".
In the northeast, where I grew up and they rarely (if ever) plowed the roads, we used sand. Worked better, gave better grip.
I'd guess that the "journalist" who wrote this rarely ventures out of his mother's garage.
This article is so misleading it is criminal.
Either the author is ignorant as a post or is trying to be manipulative.
Many roads in Alaska are built on permafrost and have always had problems if the surface is dark, especially so.
Brine does not have a damn thing to do with dealing with permafrost. It is simply about reducing the amount of salt used on the roads.
Refuting these fools is nearly impossible they are just so dishonest and ignorant.