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===Effective grading===
===Effective grading===
Areas for vehicular and pedestrian traffic should be graded between 2 - 4% to reduce the chances of depressions forming. ([https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/110191 maximum permitted 5% for AODA])
Areas for vehicular and pedestrian traffic should be graded between 2 - 4% to reduce the chances of depressions forming. ([https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/110191 maximum permitted 5% for AODA])
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* Sub bases should be well compacted for the same reason. Preventing ponding and ice formation reduces the salting requirements for those surfaces.
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*Sub bases should be well compacted for the same reason. Preventing ponding and ice formation reduces the salting requirements for those surfaces.
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* In winter months efficient salt application should be made along the top of slopes. Melting snow will carry the salt solution down-gradient.
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*In winter months efficient salt application should be made along the top of slopes. Melting snow will carry the salt solution down-gradient.
===Snow Piles===
===Snow Piles===