As of: January 30, 2024, 11:09 a.m
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In extreme weather, city employees will in future be allowed to apply road salt independently.
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The city is abolishing the general ban on road salt.
In extreme weather conditions, the building department will in future be able to apply caustic agents independently.
Munich - In extreme weather conditions such as those in December and mid-January, employees of the construction department will in future independently spread road salt on the streets and sidewalks within the Middle Ring.
The city council is expected to agree on Wednesday (January 31) that the regulations will be changed accordingly.
Salting is normally prohibited.
According to the administration, products containing substances containing chloride cause massive damage to the trees and lead to high follow-up costs on buildings such as historical monuments.
Frost and snow in Munich: Mayor Dieter Reiter allows road salt to be spread by order
Both in December and most recently in January, Mayor Reiter issued an urgent order to overrule this ban due to the extreme frost and the resulting slippery roads.
The mayor also pointed out that the administration was developing a process that would be automatic in extreme weather situations.
If the city council agrees, the salt ban will in future be repealed from “reporting level 3 snowfall” by the German Weather Service (DWD).
The reporting level is triggered when ten to 20 centimeters of new snow falls in six hours at altitudes up to 800 meters, so-called flatlands, 15 to 25 centimeters in twelve hours or 30 to 40 centimeters in 24 hours.
Extreme weather in Munich: At reporting level 3, the building department should spread salt independently in the future
At altitudes over 800 meters (mountains), level 3 comes into force later, namely when 20 to 30 centimeters of new snow falls in six hours, 30 to 50 centimeters in twelve hours or 40 to 60 centimeters in 24 hours.