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Council starting its debate on the road salting and calcium chloride pilot project.
Goal was to reach bare pavement last year with various techniques. Calcium chloride provider Tiger Calcium is in the audience for chemistry questions 😏
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… #yegcc #yegtraffic
Goal was to reach bare pavement last year with various techniques. Calcium chloride provider Tiger Calcium is in the audience for chemistry questions 😏
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… #yegcc #yegtraffic
Chemistry 101 - Salt works by disrupting the crystal structure of water molecules as they form ice, melting it, officials tell council.
A corrosion inhibitor works by creating a film on the metal to protect it while the salt still melts the ice.
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A corrosion inhibitor works by creating a film on the metal to protect it while the salt still melts the ice.
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Did the city see any impacts from the increased road salt on the city fleet? No, says director Janet Tecklenborg.
"We have seen no significant and measurable impact to date." #yegcc
"We have seen no significant and measurable impact to date." #yegcc
We're talking a lot about cost increases in #yeg from 2006 to 2016. I want to share some numbers associated with physical growth in that period.
Time for a math thread #yegcc
Time for a math thread #yegcc
Since 2006 developed land has increased by 8,500 hectares. And that's from agricultural/reserved land. No roads, schools, services. 
A May 2011 report from the city of Edmonton pits the annual operational cost per hectare AFTER neighbourhood completion (that is all capital and operational costs for service installation done with) at $56,772 per hectare.
