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Road crews dealing with a demanding winter

Friday, 27 February 2026 08:43

Huntsville road crews say the weather has required extra sand and salt this winter

Huntsville’s operations manager says it’s been a demanding winter for municipal crews.

Brandon Hall told councillors the Town maintains 380 kilometres of roads with round-the-clock shifts and has already used more than 500 tonnes of salt.

Temperature swings have meant extra sanding and salting, along with added strain on equipment and staff.

High-volume roads are cleared to bare pavement, while rural routes remain snow-packed under provincial standards. Hall says staffing shortages remain a challenge, with a full winter operations review coming to council this spring.

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