Snow Plowing / Salting & Treating Roads

The Highway Department plows snow and treats all Village roadways.  They do not plow or treat state highways, county roads or private roads.  At times when the Highway staff is off-duty, they are called in by the Oyster Bay Cove Police Department if a determination is made that their services are required. In 2017, the Village started using road salt treated with an envronmentally safe non-toxic and EPA approved de-icing liquid called "Ice B Gone Magic." The Highway Department sprays the liquid on the road salt which is then spread to the roadways. The treated salt works to -350 feliminating black ice and because we can use less salt, it saves money and is less corrosive to roads and curbing.