800 tons of salt, 100,000 gallons of brine used to clear icy roads in Knox County by: Hannah Moore. Posted: Jan 13, 2025 / 11:19 AM EST. Updated: Jan 13, 2025 / 01:14 PM EST.

800 tons of salt, 100,000 gallons of brine used to clear icy roads in Knox County. WATE Knoxville. Mon, January 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM UTC.

Over the weekend, Tennessee Department of Transportation crews have worked to clear interstates and state routes of snow and ice.

Jim Snowden, with Knox County Engineering and Public Works, said the county applied 100,000 gallons of salt brine in preparation of the snow. They also used 800 tons of salt during the storm and ...