A Sticky Solution To Fighting Ice On The Roads

BALTIMORE (AP) -- State Highway Administration officials plan to try out a fluid made from sugar beets to help fight snow and ice on Maryland roads this winter.

A pilot project in Frederick and Howard counties will test the molasses-based substance, known as Ice Bite, for pretreating highways.

Highway officials at the agency's annual Snow Show on Monday said the molasses is meant to help salt stick to the road. They hope it will help cut the amount of salt the state uses, saving money and protecting water tables and aquifers from pollution.