We grit A and B roads and major bus routes when road temperatures are forecast to be 0° or below. We also grit some other routes when the weather is severe.

View our gritting routes

Disruption and closures

Latest news
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Gritting

We stockpile nearly 20,000 tonnes of salt to be used by our 30 gritters to salt over 1,500km of our roads. Find out when and where we grit.
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Disruptions and closures

Find out which services have been affected from roads and schools to libraries and country parks.

Weather updates

Weather forecasts and warnings from the Met Office to help you make informed decisions about your day to day activities.

Travel updates

The lat­est traf­fic infor­ma­tion and planned roadworks from Highways England.
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Stay well this winter

Check out our advice to help keep warm, healthy and safe this winter.

 

Safe driving in winter

Advice from our gritter drivers to help you stay safe on the roads.

 

Keep updated

Sign up to our winter weather newsletter to keep updated through the winter months.

Transport and emergency services

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Telephone: 0300 500 8080

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