New York City is stepping up its winter game. Sanitation officials rolled out four new salt‑spreading trucks on Monday, giving the city a big boost for its first snowfall of the season. Those trucks bring the DSNY fleet to 17 vehicles, allowing the agency to treat more miles of highway and keep drivers safe.
“We’re looking at new technology every year to make this operation run smoother and more efficient,” said DSNY Chief of Bureau Operations James Miglino at the Hudson Square garage. The new brine trucks are the first line of defense, launching a liquid‑sodium brine solution about 24 hours before a forecasted snow event. The solution helps keep harsh ice from sticking to roads.
DSNY plans to add four more brine storage tanks by January 2026, each holding an extra 10,000 gallons. That extra capacity means the city can treat more streets in a short time and handle unexpected snowfall storms.
AccuWeather has predicted 17 to 21 inches of snow this winter—up from under 13 inches last year. When snow piles reach two inches on the ground, DSNY activates its 19,000 mile plow schedule. More than 2,000 garbage‑collection trucks that can pull plows are on standby, and nearly 30 “snow‑melters” equipped to blaze snow at over 100 degrees are ready to deploy.
Beyond trucks, DSNY’s SUV‑style snow squads use ATVs to treat bike‑lane routes that the city now sees as equally important as regular roads. Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan praised “the new ATVs that salt the city’s protected bike lanes as though they were regular roadways.”
The agency keeps a close eye on weather feeds from partners like AccuWeather, CompuWeather, and Metroweather. “Our forecast numbers for New York City are conservative right now, but we’re still watching for the potential of a higher‑impact season,” AccuWeather’s lead meteorologist Paul Pastelok said.
Overall, expected snow totals will fall short of the city’s winter average of 29.8 inches, and temperatures should stay near the yearly average. New York City is ready, however, with fresh salt trucks, expanded plow power, and a whole team looking out for every white day this winter.
Source: New York Post
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