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.
List of available Winter Service Questions
When will my road be cleared of snow?
(Other road gritting queries)
We clear snow in the same way we grit roads, but when snow is present it can take longer. This means we may be delayed in clearing the Priority 2 and Priority 3 road networks.
There are other factors that impact our activity during snow, such as the:
- duration of the snow event
- volume of snow dropped
- wind conditions which may lead to drifting, and freshly ploughed snow being blown back onto the road
