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NRW Faces Uneven Road-Salt Strain as Burbach Prepares to Ration Service

Smaller towns in NRW face curtailed deliveries as suppliers prioritize highway contracts.

Overview

  • Burbach reports about 40 tonnes of salt remaining with final shipments on January 7 and 8, and officials say no further deliveries are expected from Friday.
  • The municipality will focus salting on steep roads, school access and industrial areas, warning that reduced coverage could raise accident risk for drivers and pedestrians.
  • Welver’s depot received a delayed 12‑tonne order after already spreading roughly 20 tonnes, and crews are working to a strict priority list using hand teams and small machines.
  • Dortmund, Münster and Düsseldorf report stable stocks or rapid reorder options, including Dortmund’s 4,500 Mg pre-season fill with about 1,100 Mg used so far and Düsseldorf’s 3,575 tonnes in storage with 48‑hour resupply contracts.
  • Kreis Euskirchen has spread about 700 tonnes since November and has ordered more, underscoring that shortages are localized and linked to supplier focus on silo-served federal roads.