Here is an up to date report on gritting from the Council's Head of Operational Services STARTS "Gritting: The current cold snap commenced on the 31st December and since then we have been gritting the roads almost continuously. We initially concentrated on the ‘priority’ or main roads, with the first grit going down early morning of the 31st. As we stand we will have gritted all the priority routes 6 times since we started operations on the 31st. We also from Day 1 put grit down outside schools, hospitals, stations, and major thoroughfares. By the end of today ( 7 Jan) we will also have gritted every other road in the Borough at least twice. As the main roads currently are very usable and free from ice we will continue to focus gritting operations on the remaining Borough Roads for the next 24 hours. Since yesterday I have also increased resources doing footway gritting with 9 gangs working on the footways, this will be increased further to 12 gangs by the end of today. It is important to note that not all footways can be gritted immediately and again priority will be given to busier streets and roads. At the same time of gritting the gangs will also where possible clear the pavements of ice but in order to maximise the length of borough pavements cleared it may be necessary to clear only one side of the road. (Wandsworth Council, as the Highway Authority, is responsible for the maintenance of 360 kilometres (224 miles) of borough road network. Transport for London (TfL) has been responsible for the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) comprising 34km (21 miles) of road since April 2000 (the ‘Red Routes’). The borough footway network is approximately 732km (455 miles) in length including 14km (9miles) of riverside walks. There are about 1500 roads in the borough which are maintained as public highway. Forecast: There may be a slight respite in the snow tonight but the forecast for the next few days is more snow and more freezing conditions. As far as temperature is concerned when it reaches -5 then the rock salt grit becomes ineffective. After a very cold night any residual snow or wet surfaces freeze again and it can seem to residents that no gritting has been carried out, which is not the case." ENDS Cllr Torrington Thamesfield Ward

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 13:52:00	Adam Tripp
To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 16:49:00	Rosemary Torrington
Re:To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 18:27:00	Simon Knight
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 18:53:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 19:15:00	Jonathan Callaway
Re:Re:Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 20:04:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 11:40:00	Adam Tripp
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 12:27:00	Simon Knight
Re:To grit or not to grit?	06/01/10 22:07:00	Victoria Diamond
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 11:46:00	James Dixon
Re:Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 15:00:00	Peter Miles
Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 15:14:00	Anoh Appiah
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 15:26:00	James Dixon
Re:Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	07/01/10 17:49:00	Simon Knight
To grit or not to grit?	08/01/10 09:00:00	Rosemary Torrington
Re:To grit or not to grit?	08/01/10 09:54:00	Jean Gilmore
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	08/01/10 19:15:00	Judith Howell
Re:Re:To grit or not to grit?	08/01/10 19:15:00	Judith Howell

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