Saint-Étienne-des-Grès

• Municipality: Municipality of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
• Project: pre-wetting of abrasive
• Project specifications: custom de-icer
• Timeframe: 2014 to 2018

Main customer challenges

• Reduce the amount of road salt spread
• Have a prepared mix of 18% salt with liquid brine for abrasive pre-wetting
• Make the work of snow removal operators easier and eliminate time lost dealing with frozen clumps of sand

Solutions recommended by Somavrac C.C.

• Mix of sand, salt, and liquid using an automated on-site mixer

Results and customer impact

• Lower consumption of road salt
• Uniform, malleable piles at temperatures as low as -45 degrees Celsius
• Less loss through bouncing, as liquid enhances product ground adhesion
• Better long-term product effectiveness leading to fewer snow removal operatio