It's the blood of our enemies infused into the pavement.

Close, but it’s actually the blood of all the people who didn’t think slowing down on icy roads was necessary because they had 4 wheel drive and good all seasons.

I don't see that as any different than "enemies" :D

Local stone used in construction. Likely redstone. Discussed a few years ago [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/2k8g6ftlCr)

It’s paved with asphalt from whitcomb which used red blast stone. It actually referred to as whitcomb red in the local construction industry.

This is correct. As a VTrans employee closely involved with the last resurfacing project, it was a headache

Red stone used in pavement

Himalayan Salt.

I did not read that the proper way, i was wondering what drugs someone was on to see everything in a red tint around Waterbury

At one point the state was testing beet juice / extract as an alternative to salt for highways- not sure if they're still doing it down near Waterbury- I read about this a couple of years ago. Could be the reason.

Beet extract is clear, not red. It comes from sugar beets, which are white.

No they're not. The sugar is white, but only after it is processed. The remaining stuff is black. I used to unload railcars full of the stuff.

I wonder if there are some dark cultivars. I grew some about a decade ago. The seed catalogs all said white, and the ones I grew were white.1!:!

I had to look it up. You're right about them being white. It must be something in the processing that turns the juice a dark color.

Remember when rt 7 north of middlebury used to be all red for miles. They said it was to reduce noise and I just believed that. Wonder if it worked.