News from the City Council:

“The forecast received from the County Council within the last hour is Red, with RSTs (Road Surface Temperatures) below zero by 1700hrs, and  snow / sleet forecast for this afternoon. The County will commence a gritting run at 1300hrs of all primary routes and will also include bridges, cycleways and the Guided Bus cycle track.

With RSTs forecast to remain below zero throughout the night, and further snow forecast; as a precaution we have deployed  teams to  spread grit to Sheltered accommodation, public toilets, crematorium, subway steps and paths and outer City centre shopping areas. The County have already undertaken gritting of the City Centre. We will continue to monitor and take further action in the morning starting at 6.00 am should it be required.”

Background information:

The main gritting is done by the County Council on the roads and footpaths, they concentrate on bus routes and main roads.
The City Council:

• helps the County (at their request) with gritting city centre footpaths and the underpasses also the cycle routes, cycle and pedestrian bridges and the cycle route alongside the Guided Bus.
• grits paths on City Council land including sheltered housing areas, car parks, the Cemetery and Crematorium, paths across the parks and the local shopping centres.
• provides residents & community groups with bags of grit to use on the public highway and footpaths in their area.  There has to be a named person taking responsibility and being the contact.   Contact 01223 458295 to make arrangements.

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