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Sand does nothing to melt ice and snow. It's used for traction.
by peeters 6y ago
Sand does nothing to melt ice and snow. It's used for traction.
- frosted-flakes 6y agoYes, it's used for traction, but sand will absolutely melt snow and ice. I know from experience. On my low-traffic street, the ploughs only spread sand on intersections and hills (to conserve it, I'm assuming), and when the rest of the street is hard-packed snow and ice, those spots are bare asphalt. It melts it by making it darker, thus absorbing more sunlight. This effect is less pronounced at extremely cold temperatures, and only works during the day.