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LOUIS, Ill. - Dave Barber did the math. Now Peoria's public works director is crossing his fingers and hoping his city has enough road salt to ride out the winter.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>The central Illinois city recently paid almost $48 a ton to replenish its salt supply, an increase of 30 percent — or $500,000 — over last year. Even so, Barber feels fortunate.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>Some towns are paying as much as $170 a ton as salt prices nationwide soar because of shipping problems and surging demand. Hoping for the best — but preparing for the worst — communities are making plans to stretch supplies by mixing salt with sand, brine or even beet juice.</p><div class="aC" id="AdShowcase_F1"><div class="textSmallGrey w320"><a href="#storyContinued">Story continues below ↓</a><hr noshade size="1">advertisement | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081204004054/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26613008/">your ad here</a><div style="padding:0 10 10 10;"><script type="text/javascript">dap('&PG=NBCMG1&AP=1089','300','250');</script></div><hr noshade size="1"></div></div><a name="storyContinued" id="AdShowcase_F2"></a><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>"It's a balancing act between money and quantity," said Barber, who expects to mix the city's salt supply with two parts of sand, effectively cutting the per-ton cost to about $23. "This year, the dollars are going to govern for us, and we're going to try to live within the budget."</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>The Illinois Department of Transportation contracted to buy 687,730 tons of salt at prices ranging from $55 to $140 a ton. Combined with the 172,000 tons left over from last winter, the department has slightly more than what it used last winter, Secretary Milton Sees said.</p><p class="textBodyBlack"><span id="byLine"></span>In New Hampshire, the state expects to pay $2 million to $3 million more than the $8 million it typically spends on salt. 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document.writeln("#suppartnerTitle{FONT-SIZE: 18px; WIDTH: 50px; COLOR: #009900; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; position:relative;height:20px;MARGIN-LEFT: 25px; WIDTH: 250px; TOP: 15px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics{PADDING-LEFT: 25px! important; POSITION: relative; TOP: 30px! important;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics div{DISPLAY: inline;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoNetGeo{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px! important;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoSGW{ MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#divLogoEnvDef{MARGIN-LEFT: 90px;}"); document.writeln("#suppartnerPics a{TEXT-DECORATION: none;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); //oDivOut.style.display="inline"; oDivOut.style.position="relative"; //alert("ok"); } var oSpanNext=document.getElementById("StoryNextButton"); if(oSpanNext != null && oSpanNext != undefined) { //alert("edit wid"); var oANext=oSpanNext.childNodes[0]; var sHrefNext=oANext.getAttribute("href"); //alert(sHrefNext); //alert(sHrefNext.indexOf("wid")); var sPath=location.pathname; //alert(sPath.indexOf("wid")); if((sPath.indexOf("wid")) > -1) { if((sHrefNext.indexOf("wid")) < 0) { if((sPath.lastIndexOf("/")) == (sPath.length-1)) { //alert(sPath.length); var sWID=sPath.slice(-13); var sNewHref=sHrefNext+sWID; oANext.setAttribute("href",sNewHref); //alert("edit end"); } else { var sWID=sPath.slice(-12); var sNewHref=sHrefNext+sWID; oANext.setAttribute("href",sNewHref); } } } } //alert("end next button"); if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { //alert("last js"); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#mbody{margin-top:-45px !important;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:70px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:20px;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:475px;}"); document.writeln(".secondary{width:150px;position:relative;left:630px;top:-40px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:-20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); var oDivFrontS=document.getElementById("frntcontent"); if(oDivFrontS != null && oDivFrontS != undefined) { //alert(""); var oDivFootCommon=document.getElementById("footcommon"); oDivFootCommon.style.height="150px"; //footcommon } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:62px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } var oDivBottom=document.createElement("div"); oDivBottom.setAttribute("id","divBottom"); var oDivCopyRight=document.getElementById("divCopyRight"); oDivCopyRight.appendChild(oDivBottom); } else { var oDivBottom=document.createElement("div"); oDivBottom.setAttribute("id","divBottom"); var oDivCopyRight=document.getElementById("divCopyRight"); oDivCopyRight.appendChild(oDivBottom); document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#mbody{margin-top:-45px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } //alert("bottom div"); if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { var oDivContent=document.getElementById("content"); if(oDivContent != null && oDivContent != undefined) { oDivContent.style.setProperty("margin-top","10px","important"); } } if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { //alert("out of safari"); if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { var oDivRssMoreSa=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivRssMoreSa.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivRssMoreSa.style.setProperty("top","95px","important"); } else { var oDivRssMore=document.getElementById("LiveEarthRsslink"); oDivRssMore.style.setProperty("position","relative","important"); oDivRssMore.style.setProperty("top","90px","important"); } } else { //alert("0"); try { var OdivGreenRssTitleNew=document.getElementById("divGreenRssTitle"); OdivGreenRssTitleNew.style.position="relative"; OdivGreenRssTitleNew.style.top="5px"; var oDivGreenRssContentNew=document.getElementById("divGreenRssContent"); oDivGreenRssContentNew.style.position="relative"; oDivGreenRssContentNew.style.top="0px"; var oDivSupponsorPartner=document.getElementById("suppartner"); oDivSupponsorPartner.style.display="inline"; } catch(e) { alert("err"+e); } var oDivFrncontentIE=document.getElementById("frntcontent"); //var oDivOut=document.getElementById("outDiv"); //oDivOut.style.position="relative"; oDivOut.style.top="5px"; } var sHost=location.host.toLowerCase(); var iToday=sHost.indexOf("today"); if(iToday > -1) { if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-195px !important;left:225px !important; display:none !important;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:0px;}"); document.writeln(".secondary{width:150px;position:relative;left:630px;top:0px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divGreenRssContent{display:block !important;position:relative;top:-195px !important;left:225px !important; display:none !important;}"); document.writeln(".primary{float:left !important;position:relative;right:0px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:20px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } } if (document.implementation && document.implementation.createDocument) { if((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")) > -1) { } else { var oFrntContent=document.getElementById('frntcontent'); if(oFrntContent!=null && oFrntContent!=undefined) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divLogoCI{MARGIN-left: -450px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:27px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:34px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:48px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("#frntcontent{top:-20px !important;}"); document.writeln("#foot{top:-20px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } else { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#divLogoCI{MARGIN-left: -450px;}"); document.writeln("#divBottom{position:relative; top:26px;background-color:#3c7faf;height:16px;}"); document.writeln(".copyright{position:relative; top:28px !important;margin-top:0px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } } else { var oFrntContentIE=document.getElementById('frntcontent'); if(oFrntContentIE!=null && oFrntContentIE!=undefined) { document.writeln("<style type=\"text/css\">"); document.writeln("#frntcontent{top:20px !important;}"); document.writeln("#foot{top:20px !important;}"); document.writeln("</style>"); } } //alert("end of js"); </script></div></div></div><div class="clr"> </div></div></div></body></html>