Service Description: Winter Maintenance is an important part of the work of the Highways Team and involves the clearance of roads affected by snow, ice and drainage problems to provide as safe a passage as possible for users of the highway.
Also known as:- Gritting, Salting, Winter Maintenance
Answer: Our key responsibilies are to: *Undertake precautionary salting on major roads and key commuter routes when there is a risk of ice or snow. *Monitor road conditions and direct resources to where problems are occurring. *Clear major routes of snow *React to highway flooding and fallen trees *Provide sand bags on request *Cleanse 18,000 gullies annually *Maintain and improve drainage systems as required *Keep traffic delays to a minimum