Which Roads We Salt
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Roads, footways and cycletracks are treated in a priority order, in line with national guidelines.
First priority routes are the 'A' class roads, access roads to emergency services establishments and to areas of high traffic concentration, and other most heavily used roads (about one-quarter of the county's roads).
Second priority routes are single accesses to villages, to schools, to emergency and to other public services not already treated.
All routes are designed to ensure that they are completed within a designated time.
We routinely treat only the first priority roads in the event of an ice or frost forecast, and carry out this treatment "just in time" to achieve the most effective results. In this way we enable the safe movement of traffic on the first priority roads as far as possible within available resources. Lower priority roads though are not treated in this way. It is important that motorists take extra care during severe conditions.
Footways
Footways are not salted routinely, but busy pedestrian routes are treated after prolonged sub-zero temperatures with persistent frost or ice which is expected to continue.
Cycletracks
Cycletracks which are part of the road are treated as designated by the road prioirty
Cycletracks which are part of the footway network are treated as the footway treatment designation