Winter Maintenance

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Winter maintenance is crucial in terms of both the economy and road safety and is carried out to assist the safe movement of pedestrians, cyclists, emergency services, public transport, motorcyclists and drivers.

What we do

Our aim is to provide an effective and efficient winter maintenance service within the city boundaries with the resources available which means:

helping to ensure the safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles
aiming to minimise delays due to winter weather
ensuring winter maintenance operations are undertaken safely

Core de-icing operations take place 24/7 between November and March - this can be longer if forecasts indicate that cold weather will continue.

This service includes:

De-icing footways, cycleways and carriageways
snow ploughing
providing salt bins for public use at various locations around the city.

Winter Gritting Resident Information

Our Winter Gritting Guide and Map (opens new window) is your helping hand to all things winter gritting including how routes are prioritised, grit bin locations, and how to obtain your free supply of salt. It also contains practical tips for dealing with adverse weather, including self help on hand gritting and clearing snow and cycling and driving in extreme weather.