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How much did it cost to treat Chattanooga’s roads this week?

Omari Cotton, top center, directs a brine truck to pull forward to accept a load of brine Monday morning at the city yards. "We've dispatched 13 trucks since 7 a.m. this morning," said Sterling Lund, CIty of Chattanooga crew superintendent III. "We make between five and six-thousand gallons per hour," Lund said. Omari Cotton, top center, directs a brine truck to pull forward to accept a load of brine Monday morning at the city yards. "We've dispatched 13 trucks since 7 a.m. this morning," said Sterling Lund, CIty of Chattanooga crew superintendent III. "We make between five and six-thousand gallons per hour," Lund said.

By Staff Report January 30, 2019 1 min read

Over three days this week, the Chattanooga Department of Public Works worked to prepare local roads with salt, sand and brine ahead of predicted winter weather.

Here is a breakdown of that effort:

8: Number of trucks used to brine roads Monday

1,035: Number of gallons each brine truck can hold

18: Number of loads of brine used

3: Number of tandem loads of salt and sand used

20: Number of heavy-equipment vehicles used to spread salt and sand Tuesday

528: Number of miles traveled to treat roads

$6,629: Cost of materials

$8,575: Cost of labor

$11,878: Cost of equipment

$27,083: Total cost of operation this week