Salt shortages are affecting cities across the country , particularly in the Midwest and Northeast . Federal officials have delayed delivery of a 40,000-ton pile of salt to New Jersey . While coordinating with one of its main salt suppliers , Dee said , the New Jersey DOT learned of a 40,000-ton pile of salt in Maine that had not been spoken for . Some governments are using sand instead of salt , and others have used sand - salt technology . Standards of snow removal are much higher now than in previous years .
Salt shortages are affecting cities across the country , particularly in the Midwest and Northeast . Federal officials have delayed delivery of a 40,000-ton pile of salt to New Jersey . Some governments are using sand instead of salt , and others have used sand - salt technology . Standards of snow removal are much higher now than in previous years .