Winter Service FAQs
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.
- How, when and where we grit roads
- Other road gritting queries
- Footways
- Salt Bins
List of available Winter Service Questions
How do you know when roads need to be gritted?
Our weather forecast provider sends us a report forecasting what the road surface temperatures will be overnight and the following morning. We then consider:
- the predicted road surface temperatures
- how long it takes to grit the primary routes
- when the predicted road surface temperatures are set to rise
- any other contributory factors that may affect the service
