CINCINNATI, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Road officials in Cincinnati are preparing for cold weather and snow flurries with a little known secret weapon against ice -- a beet juice cocktail.
The weapon is simply a mixture of beet juice, salt and calcium chloride that works to eliminate icy conditions when it is too cold for just salt,
"We had quite a bit of rain last week, so water drains from the hills onto the street -- that will freeze and cause some ice conditions," said official Diane Watkins. "Five or six people will be out there in different areas of the city making sure the bridges don't freeze, keeping those treated and any other isolated problems that will occur."
Watkins said crews would be patrolling for icy spots to drop the salt and beet juice mixture.
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