Although there hasn’t been much snow this winter, the Kansas Department of Transportation devotes a lot of resources to clearing roadways.

During an average winter, KDOT uses 4 million gallons of salt brine, 103,000 tons of salt and 574 snow plows on the state’s 10,000-mile system. Acting Transportation Secretary Barbara Rankin says keeping traffic moving is an essential part of the economy. On a typical February weekday, more than $175 million in goods and commuters earning $30 million in daily wages, are on Kansas roads.

A report called “Managing Snow and Ice” is on KDOT’s website at ksdot.org.