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[email protected]. “TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” WWW.DENNEWS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSI T Y , C H A R L E S T ON The DAILY EASTERN NEWS THURSDAY, JANuaRY 15, 2009 VOL. 93 | ISSUE 78 CitY | Roads Salt prices climb to record levels Street department limits salting to stop-intersections, main arteries in city By JOE ASTROUSKI City Editor As another snowstorm blows across central Illinois, road crews are busy clearing streets in Charles- ton. But with a recent spike in the price of road salt and a shrinking salt supply, that process may take longer than usual. “The road conditions aren’t going to clear up as quickly,” said Quincy Combs of the Charleston Street Department. “We’ve really had to conserve (salt).” Before last year’s snow sea- son, one ton of road salt cost $49, Combs said. At the beginning of this season, that price had climbed to $90.50 per ton and is now near $168 per ton. To reduce salt use, Combs said the city is salting only targeted streets and intersections.