Towns across the Tri-state area and the Midwest are facing a severe salt storage as they brace for the arrival of Winter Storm Fern.
Shortages in road salt and rock salt used to coat sidewalks and driveways were being reported Saturday throughout Midwest and Northeast, including parts of Vermont, New Jersey and upstate New York.
“We have about 500 roadway miles in our community, but we’re down to under 500 tons which is basically only going to take care of intersections,” Piscataway, New Jersey Mayor Brian Wahler told ABC-7 Eyewitness News.
Municipalities rely on private contractors to deliver road salt, but with supplies so low they’re being put at the bottom of the list for deliveries, the mayor said…