We work closely with our weather forecaster and use information
from own weather monitoring stations to decide when to spread grit
on the roads.
All A and B roads, busy commuter and bus routes are gritted when
ice or snow is forecast. If ice or snow continues we will
treat other roads, but only when we know that traffic is moving
freely and safely on our main roads. Priority is always given
to roads carrying the most traffic or important bus routes. In very
severe conditions there could be considerable delay in clearing
snow from some minor roads.
As well as using our own equipment, we have contracts with over 200
farmers and contractors across the county to help with clearing
snow and ice. In severe snow conditions, we will carry out snow
ploughing throughout the night to try to keep the most important
roads passable (this is normally confined to the busier A class
roads). We also clear snow from heavily used pavements, with
main shopping streets in town centres given the highest priority,
followed by other town pavements and well used cycle tracks.
You can view our gritting routes by using
Elgin. To ensure you are able to find the information you
are looking for, please read these
guidance notes(PDF, 2MB) before accessing Elgin.
If you want to clear snow and ice on the pavement outside your
property or from public spaces, it's unlikely you'll be sued or
held legally responsible for any injuries on the path if you have
cleared it carefully - follow the
snow
code when clearing snow and ice.
We provide grit heaps on request from parish councils so local
people can treat known trouble spots that otherwise would be a
lower priority for us. Anyone clearing snow on behalf of the
Parish Council would be covered under the terms of
our insurance for public liabilities providing volunteers have
registered with their Parish Council, and read and understood the
health and safety points set out in our
guidance notes. More information can be found on the
Suffolk Community Emergency Preparedness website.
The Highways Agency are responsible for
trunk roads in Suffolk - visit
the Highways
Agency website for information about travel and possible
transport disruption.
Visit the
Met Office website to see the latest weather
report.