The effort to clear secondary streets continues Monday.
Through the weekend, Metro Public Works plowed major corridors leading to hospitals and grocery stores. Trucks have now begun working less traveled routes. Nashville residents can request a salt truck by calling 862-8750 or following this link.
As of midday Saturday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation had dropped nearly *17,000 tons of salt statewide at a cost of $1.1 million.
Law enforcement responded to 51 injury wrecks and another 140 crashes as of Saturday.
*The original version of this story mistakenly said 17 tons instead of 17,000.
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