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Essex: Gritters out as more snow is expected
3:00pm Thursday 9th February 2012 in Local News
Essex: Gritters out as more snow is expected
The county's gritters will be out in force today as more snowfall could be possible.
Essex County Council sent their gritters out at 1pm today in advance of this evening's rush hour.
The gritters follow a regular route of major highways and link roads.
Residents can find a map of treated and untreated roads at www.essex.gov.uk/winter
Tomorrow morning is likely to be icy, so residents are advised to travel with extra caution, especially when travelling on untreated roads.
County councillor Tracey Chapman, cabinet member for highways, said: "Our gritters did a brilliant job coping with the heavy snow last weekend, and this work has continued throughout this week.
"With more severe weather likely I urge all residents to travel with extra caution and keep checking local weather forecasts for the latest updates."
Comments(3)
wellnow
says...
9:17am Fri 10 Feb 12
Kelseykatiemummy
says...
10:55am Sun 12 Feb 12
sent us a form for claiming back costs of repairs but it could be a lengthy process. Im just glad my other half was not hurt.
brain1 says...
10:21pm Thu 9 Feb 12
It would only take one day for a gritter to grit all estate roads in Braintree but we are told it is due to costs. Understandable that Bus routes take first priority but that does not take 6 days.
Every one get on to your councillors (both County and District) and tell them to get it sorted.