Salt Supply in Tight Demand as Another Winter Storm Hits New England

(NECN: Katelyn Tivnan - Chelsea, Mass.) – With another winter storm making way through New England, salt is in huge demand as crews work to treat the roads.

The roads must be treated, even if there is just a light dusting.

Officials said the price of salt was somewhere around $85 per ton, but another supply is on way to Chelsea, Mass.

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