Salt Routes
The salt routes make up about half of all Madison streets, including:
- Major streets and connections
- Metro Transit bus routes
- Streets near schools, hospitals, and police and fire stations
Salt route map
We plow the salt routes every time snow accumulates on the roads. We also salt them, if temperatures are warm enough for salt to work. In colder temperatures, we spread sand until it is warm enough for the salt to work.
Strategic Salt Use
Winter salt harms our drinking water, groundwater, and lake water. To protect our water quality, we try to limit the salt we put on the streets.
Learn more about winter salt and sustainability.
