Common Questions on Winter Maintenance

Our aim is to provide an effective and efficient winter maintenance service, using the resources available. This is to allow safe passage of vehicles and pedestrians, minimise delays due to winter weather, and ensure operations are undertaken safely.

Further Information on how Routes are Prioritised for De-Icing

In addition to precautionary treatment of priority 1 footways, segregated cycleways and carriageways, post treatment of secondary footways, cycleways and carriageways, based on the 56 neighbourhoods in the city, will be instructed given the presence of ice or snow and a forecast that these conditions will last for a period longer than it would take to treat the roads.

It should be noted however, that if precautionary treatment of priority 1 footways, segregated cycleways and carriageways require treatment during any extended period of ice or snow their treatment will take precedence over post treatment of secondary footways, cycleways and carriageways.

For more information on how routes are prioritised for footways, cycleways and carriageways please refer to section 3 of the Winter Maintenance Plan (PDF) [13MB] (opens new window) .