Using salt 'sparingly' in Southampton

Southampton Village’s Highway Department is applying salt on roads “sparingly” due to a shortage, Public Works Superintendent Stephen Phillips said in a message on social media.

The department will focus on salting main roads, including Hill Street, North Sea Road, and the roads surrounding Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Phillips said in an interview.

Phillips is urging residents to drive carefully, especially on secondary roads in the village. He said the highway department is expecting a salt delivery later Tuesday, but less than he ordered.

“Every street in the village is passable,” he said. “The little bit of salt that I did put down on the main drags is starting to work, and [the ice] is all finally starting to melt.”

A state of emergency in the village is in effect through Wednesday at 7 a.m. Southampton received 26 inches of snow during the storm, according to National Weather Service reports.