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City councillors echoed concerns from the development industry Wednesday and expressed serious reservations about city plans to expand its calcium chloride and road salting pilot project this winter.

City officials want to add nearly 300 kilometres of roads to the treatment program, tweak applications to reduce how much salt is used and include a series of field tests on corrosion.

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But several councillors expressed concern at council’s community services committee meeting. Councillors Tony Caterina and Mike Nickel said they would vote to cancel the pilot project today.

Coun. Scott McKeen seemed on the fence. “I’m leery about doing this pilot another year to be honest,” he said, worried the city is putting public infrastructure at risk and imposing costs on residents for damaged vehicles and garage pads.

“We need better answers,” said Coun. Tim Cartmell. After two meetings, he said he still doesn’t fully understand what the city did to Edmonton’s roads last year.