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.
Why can’t you grit 24 hours a day?
(How, when and where we grit roads)
Once salt has been laid it turns to brine which remains on the road surface for several hours and is effective at preventing the build up of ice forming.
This is a process which needs time to happen, so it isn’t efficient to constantly apply salt to the network and would be a waste of salt. There would also be a negative impact on the environment to do so.
There are also legal limitations governing the amount of time staff can work and drive in a 24 hour period, and we don’t have enough staff to operate all day every day given these limitations.
