Sand for Sidewalks?

[lady-ceylonna.livejournal.com]

 My neighbor said that Somerville provides free sand for sidewalks.  I know I've seen the big blue barrels of them in Central Square.  However, I don't know where to find ones near Davis.  

Anyone know where the sand barrels are?

Comments

[mattdm.livejournal.com]

There's one at the end of our street, completely buried in a snowbank.

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

My understanding is that those barrels are not for the public to use to sand their sidewalks. They're there as an emergency supply for the roadway.

[ceo]

They're usually located on hills.

[mamabunny72.livejournal.com]

There's one at the corner of Broadway and Wallace St, though I haven't driven by since the storm to see if it's buried or not.

[zaarwin-devolve.livejournal.com]

I've seen them on Porter St., near Elm. I think there's one on Linden too. That said, I suspect Rowan's right about them not being for public use. I've never seen anybody touch them.

[nurrynur.livejournal.com]

At least one person on my street has used it to sand their bit of sidewalk.

(To OP: bit far from Davis, but there is one near the corner of Cedar and Summer, 2 houses down Cedar towards Elm, on the odd side of the street.)

[lady-ceylonna.livejournal.com]

Thanks. That's good to know.

[cornekopia.livejournal.com]

There used to be one on the corner of broadway and Paulina.

[yagagriswold.livejournal.com]

Have you tried calling 311?

[squirrelitude]

One is finally emerging from the snow at the corner of Simpson and Broadway, about 15 feet west of the intersection (along Broadway.)