DC Area Road Salt Report?

lashss · 10-29-2011, 06:38 AM

Guys, lets get some important data out there ASAP...

Call out your area and if you have salt on the ground from DOT crews preparing for "snow" today.

Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase/Bethesda is clear...no treatment as of right now.

What about up north?

Curious to know if our driving season is truly over or not.

LS

bryanp · 10-29-2011, 10:38 AM

nothing on 395. couple of crashes tho, southbound; sleeting in S. Arl/Alexandria

barcheta · 10-29-2011, 12:18 PM

Flurries but no salt on the road in anne arundel and howard

Toggie · 10-29-2011, 01:48 PM

Quite a bit of snow out west by Leesburg, VA.
Lots of salt is on Route 7 and Highway 15 out here.

Here is a pic of the area near my house.

lashss · 10-29-2011, 02:18 PM

Please please please...no more salt.

This could be the saddest day of the year for us.

No all we can hope for is a warm torrential downpour very soon.

LS

wetpet · 10-29-2011, 02:23 PM

damn ron, nothing even stuck around here. no salt that i have seen. but i pretty much travel the same roads as deep.

bryanp · 10-29-2011, 02:40 PM

jesus, Ron - that looks like the nasty wet/slushy stuff. . .

Killer58 · 10-29-2011, 02:55 PM

No salt near Tysons or in Alexandria (as of about 4:00pm).

Brian · 10-29-2011, 03:20 PM

I know how you guys feel. This was outside my shop a few minutes ago. Its down to 81 degrees right now. It is cold enough at night I have to wear long sleeves when I go out on the motorcycle.

Neonzapper · 10-29-2011, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian

I know how you guys feel. This was outside my shop a few minutes ago. Its down to 81 degrees right now. It is cold enough at night I have to wear long sleeves when I go out on the motorcycle.

Toggie · 10-29-2011, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wetpet

damn ron, nothing even stuck around here. no salt that i have seen. but i pretty much travel the same roads as deep.

It was a wet kind of snow so it wasn't hard to drive in.

We got the wife's SUV out of the garage and had an easy time driving through it.

Kind of a shame because our plan was to drive the 550 this morning, until we woke up to snow on the ground.

355dreamer · 10-29-2011, 04:35 PM

Man Ron, you got it much worse than we did in Montgomery County.

Toggie · 10-29-2011, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 355dreamer

Man Ron, you got it much worse than we did in Montgomery County.

Yeah, the irony is they only put the salt or brine down on the highly-traveled roads like Route 7 or Hwy 15.
And when it is above 32° (like most of today), any road that has any traffic on it, clears itself and doesn't need any salt.

bryanp · 10-30-2011, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian

I know how you guys feel. This was outside my shop a few minutes ago. Its down to 81 degrees right now. It is cold enough at night I have to wear long sleeves when I go out on the motorcycle.

bastard.

also - while 395 is not salted, any flyover ramps are; Quaker and Duke both heavily salted.

kvisser · 10-30-2011, 06:28 PM

Up here in Damascus we got a good 6 inches yesterday. Kids had a great time.

My neighbor's boys got the quads out and hit the field behind our house.

Arjun · 10-31-2011, 06:12 AM

Based on my commute into work:
- Salt on 123 at Tyson's
- Salt on 66/267 Eastbound onramp @ 123
- Salt on 66 Eastbound all the way to Roosevelt bridge
If Tyson's is so salted, guess my exotic driving days for this year are over till we get some serious rains.

KKRace · 10-31-2011, 07:25 PM

I came home 95 north to the beltway late Sat night and they seemed to be salting the hell out of everything from the ramp to 495 and around the beltway even though the roads were dry at 1AM. The salt trucks made a flying V and became a moving roadblock so you couldn't get around them.

lashss · 11-01-2011, 02:39 PM

Connecticut Ave from DC up to Kensington is clear. Most of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is clear although there is salt on Beach Drive right near 410.

Route 29 in Silver Spring has salt crossing over the beltway and north past Route 193. Just after 193 and up to the Donut in Burtonsville at 198 is totally clear though.

Would love to hear what Howard County is like...

LS

barcheta · 11-01-2011, 06:24 PM

I've seen a few on ramps and merge areas but I think mostly it was clear at least in the southern part of HoCo

lashss · 11-10-2011, 04:00 PM

I hope that the "rain" washed some of the salt off today...

Can't wait to see the roads in the sunlight tomorrow AM!

LS

10-29-2011, 06:38 AM	#1
lashss Join Date: Nov 2009 Ferrari Life Posts: 240	DC Area Road Salt Report? Guys, lets get some important data out there ASAP... Call out your area and if you have salt on the ground from DOT crews preparing for "snow" today. Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase/Bethesda is clear...no treatment as of right now. What about up north? Curious to know if our driving season is truly over or not. LS

10-29-2011, 12:18 PM	#3
barcheta Owner Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Ferrari Life Posts: 1,395 Name: JB	Flurries but no salt on the road in anne arundel and howard Current: 85' GTS QV "I don't sell cars, I sell engines. The cars I throw in for free since something has to hold the engine."

10-29-2011, 01:48 PM	#4
Toggie Owner Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA Ferrari Life Posts: 164 Name: Ron	Quite a bit of snow out west by Leesburg, VA. Lots of salt is on Route 7 and Highway 15 out here. Here is a pic of the area near my house. Attached Images

10-29-2011, 02:23 PM	#6
wetpet Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chevy Chase, Md Ferrari Life Posts: 6,604 Name: Ed	damn ron, nothing even stuck around here. no salt that i have seen. but i pretty much travel the same roads as deep. Everything you know is wrong Stop chatting and start living the ferrarilife!

10-29-2011, 03:20 PM	#9
Brian Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern California Ferrari Life Posts: 859 Name: Brian Crall	I know how you guys feel. This was outside my shop a few minutes ago. Its down to 81 degrees right now. It is cold enough at night I have to wear long sleeves when I go out on the motorcycle. Attached Images

10-29-2011, 10:38 AM	#2
bryanp Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arlington, VA Ferrari Life Posts: 381	nothing on 395. couple of crashes tho, southbound; sleeting in S. Arl/Alexandria

10-29-2011, 02:18 PM	#5
lashss Join Date: Nov 2009 Ferrari Life Posts: 240	Please please please...no more salt. This could be the saddest day of the year for us. No all we can hope for is a warm torrential downpour very soon. LS

10-29-2011, 02:40 PM	#7
bryanp Owner Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Arlington, VA Ferrari Life Posts: 381	jesus, Ron - that looks like the nasty wet/slushy stuff. . .

10-29-2011, 02:55 PM	#8
Killer58 Owner Elite Member Join Date: May 2010 Ferrari Life Posts: 1,419 Name: David	No salt near Tysons or in Alexandria (as of about 4:00pm).

10-29-2011, 04:35 PM	#12
355dreamer Owner Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: MAR Ferrari Life Posts: 693 Name: L.C.	Man Ron, you got it much worse than we did in Montgomery County. Everything you have heard is true.

10-30-2011, 06:28 PM	#15
kvisser Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Damascus MD Ferrari Life Posts: 330	a good 6 inches Up here in Damascus we got a good 6 inches yesterday. Kids had a great time. My neighbor's boys got the quads out and hit the field behind our house. Attached Images

10-31-2011, 06:12 AM	#16
Arjun Join Date: Dec 2009 Ferrari Life Posts: 50	Based on my commute into work: - Salt on 123 at Tyson's - Salt on 66/267 Eastbound onramp @ 123 - Salt on 66 Eastbound all the way to Roosevelt bridge If Tyson's is so salted, guess my exotic driving days for this year are over till we get some serious rains.

10-31-2011, 07:25 PM	#17
KKRace Owner Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Near Olney, MD Ferrari Life Posts: 884 Name: Kevin	I came home 95 north to the beltway late Sat night and they seemed to be salting the hell out of everything from the ramp to 495 and around the beltway even though the roads were dry at 1AM. The salt trucks made a flying V and became a moving roadblock so you couldn't get around them. ------------------------------ Life is Good!

11-01-2011, 02:39 PM	#18
lashss Join Date: Nov 2009 Ferrari Life Posts: 240	Connecticut Ave from DC up to Kensington is clear. Most of Bethesda/Chevy Chase is clear although there is salt on Beach Drive right near 410. Route 29 in Silver Spring has salt crossing over the beltway and north past Route 193. Just after 193 and up to the Donut in Burtonsville at 198 is totally clear though. Would love to hear what Howard County is like... LS

11-01-2011, 06:24 PM	#19
barcheta Owner Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Maryland Ferrari Life Posts: 1,395 Name: JB	I've seen a few on ramps and merge areas but I think mostly it was clear at least in the southern part of HoCo Current: 85' GTS QV "I don't sell cars, I sell engines. The cars I throw in for free since something has to hold the engine."

11-10-2011, 04:00 PM	#20
lashss Join Date: Nov 2009 Ferrari Life Posts: 240	I hope that the "rain" washed some of the salt off today... Can't wait to see the roads in the sunlight tomorrow AM! LS

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