Gritting decisions

RST = Road Surface Temperature

Weather

This is not the map we use to make decisions on gritting

 
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Winter maintenance

Winter maintenance precautionary gritting routes for 2011-12  (PDF 4.09MB)  These are the most important routes to keep everyone moving. Here are our snow routes Snow Routes (1.1MB)

You can see our fleet of vehicles in their current location and the precautionary gritting route shown as blue lines.  Please note: Some of the vehicles are used on other duties during the day so they may be active on the map below. 

 

Secondary Routes 

Will include the following highway network: Classified roads, which are not included in the priority 1 salting network, unclassified roads serving communities of 200 or more, unclassified roads with a gradient of 10% or less, cycleways and footways in main shopping areas and other key pedestrian and cycle facilities. In general, the priority 2 salting network will be treated after the formation of ice or fall of snow in accordance with the Operational Plan (link below).

  - Vehicle moving     - Vehicle stopped     - Vehicle engine on (not moving)

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Did you know?

  • Salting

    Precautionary salting covers around 1350km of road
  • Salt bins & heaps

    We have over 1,000 salt bins and salt heaps across Buckinghamshire
  • Salt

    A typical grit run uses 81 tonnes of salt
  • Vehicles

    We have 25 gritting vehicles across the County