HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — As the Houston-area braces for a hard freeze, many of the region's roadways are being treated with a salty solution called brine to help prevent ice from building up.
GDOT said in a press release that crews are applying brine – a solution of salt and water used to decrease the probability of freezing – to interstates, state routes, bridges and overpasses across the ...
Looking ahead to post-snowfall, GDOT said: "Crews will be prepared to plow, salt, or brine roads as needed. Please note, brine operations could be delayed depending on weather conditions.
All right, sounds good. But what is brine? Basically, it's salt water. Brine is a mixture of water and "complex chloride" — to use the technical term — that prevents snow and ice from forming ...
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TYLER, Texas (KETK) – With the winter weather expected to worsen throughout the week, TxDOT crews have been applying brine to highways. Brine is a mixture of salt and water that is used to prevent ...