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Winter Road Treatment FAQs

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Winter can bring tricky road conditions. With a small workforce and miles of rural roads to cover, we take a prioritised approach to treating our roads for ice and snow. Full details are available on our Winter Service Plan page but here are some of the most commonly received questions.

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What do you use to treat roads in winter? Do you use salt, or grit, or both?

We predominantly use salt – this is used to melt ice /snow. Sometimes but usually only in severe conditions grit will be mixed with salt if snow is packed, as the grit gives additional grip on the surface, while the salt starts melting the packed snow.

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