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Winter Service FAQs

GritterWinter 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.

  • How, when and where we grit roads
  • Other road gritting queries
  • Footways
  • Salt Bins
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I haven’t seen a gritter. Where are they?

With around 741km of Priority 1 and 2 routes to treat, there’s a good chance you won’t! But be assured, if the above conditions have been forecast, we will be out and about pre-treating Priority 1 roads and moving onto Priority 2 roads when conditions require and as resources allow.