Therefore, it is important that any salt or grit heaps are controlled and managed to minimise any potential contamination of the environment. Footways usually benefit from some ‘overspray’ when the roads are gritted and this helps to reduce the risk of ice and can help to stop snow settling. Particular care and attention should be given to steps and steep gradients to ensure snow and ice is removed. Carefully clean the rear screen so that you donât damage the heater elements and youâll save having to put the heated rear window on so much, which can cost two or three mpg while itâs on, says Tim Shallcross, IAM RoadSmart head of technical policy. The winter service season starts on 1 October and runs until 30 April, although this is dependent on the type of winter and weather we have. We usually use rock salt, which is mined. This includes routes on steep hills, alongside rivers or deep drainage ditches and main access roads within residential areas. During recent winters prolonged periods of cold weather across many parts of the country has resulted in a shortage of rock salt. If shovelling snow, consider where you are going to put it, so that it does not block peopleâs paths, or block drainage channels. Information on any service disruption can be found on the Bins, waste and recycling pages. People using areas affected by snow and ice also have responsibility to be careful themselves. This will melt the snow, but may replace it with black ice, increasing the risk of injury. Residents are encouraged to clear their own footways and areas outside their properties. It is illegal to leave a car running unattended as well as being a huge temptation for the casual thief. A1137 A52 A1121 A16 A16 A52. It also has a range of additional snow clearing equipment to use when required, including snow ploughs which can be fitted to tractors, and salt spreaders which can be fitted to four-wheel drive pick-ups and quad bikes. Be a good neighbour: some people may be unable to clear snow and ice on paths leading to their property or indeed the footway fronting their property. Many cars now have heated windscreens and donât the rest of us envy them on frosty mornings! Salt heaps or yellow salt bins provide the public with a âself helpâ facility for the road at specific locations. The priority routes for the highway network are set out in Appendix A of the Operational Plan. Precautionary gritting routes are the roads we treat when snow or ice is forecast. All priority routes in central and south Lancashire to be gritted this evening: 06/03/2021 14:04: East: Gritters will be patrolling this Evening and treating where necessary in East Lancashire: 06/03/2021 13:16: North: Selected priority routes in Wyre, Fylde and Lancaster Districts, Lancashire to be gritted this evening. Our team is on standby from the start of November to the last week in March. A52 B1183 A16 B1081 A16 A6121. Removing the top layer of snow will allow the sun to melt any ice beneath; however you will need to cover any ice with salt to stop it refreezing overnight. Only footways in main shopping areas and routes to town centre car parks are salted. The decision to grit the roads is based on a number of factors, including road temperature, air temperature and the amount of moisture in the air. An independent review of the transport sectorâs response to severe weather of 2009/10 was carried out. It is only for use on public areas to benefit the community. Gritting map. The Department for Transport recommends that councils have enough salt for six days continuous salting. The council was due to end subsidies of around £2.2m to bus operators, which support 25% of the county’s bus routes, and reduce road gritting from 33% to 25% of its network. However, if snow does settle salt will have less effect and in deeper snow will have virtually no effect. If there is no salt available, then a little sand or ash is a reasonable substitute. However, North Lincolnshire currently treats 45 per cent of the road network against an Audit Commission recommendation of around 25per cent â well above the UK average. Snowfall and cold weather pose particular difficulties for them gaining access to and from their property or walking to the shops. If this becomes a nuisance, you can request that the bin is removed. Although we are prepared to deal with severe weather conditions we do rely on deliveries to keep stocks high. The authority precautionary salts a priority network of 43 routes. It will not have the same de-icing properties as salt but should offer grip under foot. Norfolk Gritting Map. Details of gritting routes can be found on the Lincolnshire County Council website . There may be restrictions from time-to-time depending on budgets. Gritting is normally carried out after the evening rush hour or before the morning peak to avoid the gritters being held up in traffic and to ensure that the salt is on the road when they are most likely to freeze. Gritting Routes 2016/17. CHAINBRIDGE ROAD PUNCHBOWL LANE TATTERSHALL ROAD. This is known as precautionary salting. Clear the whole screen, not just a letter box area in front of the driver. FISHTOFT ROAD. Grit bins and snow clearing The county council provides and refills almost 1,900 grit bins across Lincolnshire. Classified ‘A’ and ‘B’ roads will be treated, together with other main routes that provide access to the main rural areas and main population centres within the urban area. Whilst there are national strategic stockpiles of salt, there may be times when salt use has to be reduced to preserve stocks. It takes the gritters around three hours to salt the main salting routes, so we aim for them to set off before freezing or snowy weather is due to arrive. This length includes the treatment of both carriageways on wide roads and dual carriageways. This is often in the early evening or early morning so you may not see them working. We will supply each parish with at least one bin (maximum of three) and at least two tonnes of salt â subject to suitable locations. BOSTON. There is no law preventing you from clearing snow and ice on the pavement outside your property, pathways to your property or public spaces. Precautionary salting is carried out by Lincolnshire County Council and the Highways Agency. Axholme Central â Baroness Cllr Liz Redfern, Burton and Winterton â Cllr Elaine Marper, Burringham and Gunness â Cllr Val Turner, pass information to the lead snow warden on the local situation, liaise with the lead snow warden on using local contractors/farmers, contact approved local contractors/farmers and ask them to carry out clearance work subject to North Lincolnshire Councilâs winter policy document, supervise local salting and snow and ice clearance based on the parish or town priorities. We also grit some additional routes during severe weather. Of this, 282km (176 miles) is gritted during the winter period. Winter Gritting and Road Maintenance by LCC Winter 2020/2021 carries out precautionary gritting and salting on 1,869 miles of Lincolnshire’s roads and highways, including all major traffic routes and A and B roads. If you find yourself behind a gritter please keep well back, be patient and do not overtake unless necessary and safe to do so. Gritters are large vehicles, difficult to reverse and the drivers work alone, often in very poor weather. Even leaving them in the boot will make the windows wet and foggy, so get them indoors where theyâll dry out properly. Following a lot of support from local parishes North Lincolnshire Council (NLC) launched the parish snow warden scheme. In determining those parts of the network designated as main treatment routes for the winter season the following general principle has been applied. If salting has to take place during peak traffic periods this can slow things down particularly if gritters become stuck in traffic. A badly cleared screen is dangerous and is an offence. Our team is on standby from the start of November to the last week of March. The same problem can sometimes affect electric wing mirrors. direct operatives to priority areas for snow and ice clearance). The salt stock at the beginning of the winter season is around 6,000 tonnes, which is enough for our average winter. We monitor information we receive from specialist weather forecast providers and data from weather stations across the area. During severe weather parish snow wardens will: North Lincolnshire, along with many other authorities across the UK has introduced a snow warden scheme.