GCC press release - Focussing on pavement salting
Gloucestershire County Council issued the following press release today:
Council focussing efforts on
salt for pavements
Gloucestershire County Council is increasing the amount of salt available for gritting town centres and pavements.
The decision was taken to support local businesses and to encourage people to continue travelling into town centres.
The council has contacted the six district councils to inform them that more salt is available and to ask them to focus on town centre pavements to ensure people can access their shops.
We will be contacting Chambers of Commerce to ask for their help in treating footways.
In Gloucester and Cheltenham, the city and borough councils already treat the town centres on our behalf, but we have offered them additional salt and asked them to focus on shop fronts to improve this service.
The council is also trying to contact town and parish councils who aren’t already helping us clear pavements to encourage them to do so.
Some parish and town councils collect the salt from our highways depots to ensure their local bins remain stocked and we would encourage others to follow suit.
People concerned about the legal implications of salting pavements themselves shouldn’t worry.
The latest guidance from the Government’s Cabinet Office says:
“We wouldn’t expect courts to find individuals who clear pavements liable for injuries, provided this that is done in a reasonable manner.”
To be able to provide the additional salt the council is using a mix of white salt and grit, which allows us to conserve our grit for treating the roads.
Cllr Stan Waddington, cabinet member for environment, said: “We know one of the biggest concerns people have at the moment is slippery pavements and town centres.
“It is not physically possible for us to treat the county’s 1,500 miles of pavement ourselves but we are significantly increasing the amount of salt available to the district and parish councils to treat on our behalf.
“Working together we can help support our local businesses by improving access to town centres and encouraging people to visit.
“I would also ask residents to do their bit - we’re still filling grit bins so please use this in your neighbourhood.”
Snow is predicted for later today and tomorrow, but the forecast is improving for later in the week.
To keep the county moving, the council will continue to grit all A roads and a limited number of B roads – that carry 75% of county’s traffic, in line with Government guidance.
Snow plough wardens and farmers are also on standby in the more rural areas to help remove snow from the roads.
Driving conditions will remain to be hazardous so extreme caution should be taken when using your vehicle.
Motorists should continue to drive slowly at all times.
Notes to Editors
Primary Strategic Network being gritted:
West Area
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Road No.
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Description
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A417
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Gloucester to M50
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A48
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A40 to southern county border (Chepstow)
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A4136
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West county border (Monmouth) to A40
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B4228
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A4136 to Chepstow via Coleford
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B4234
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A4136 to Lydney
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A4151
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Through Cinderford to A48
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B4215
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A40 to Newent
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B4221
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Newent to M50
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B4226
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Cinderford to Coleford
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A466
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West border (Monmouth) to Bigsweir
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B4632
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Winchcombe to Toddington
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B4077
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Toddington to A46
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Central Area
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Road No.
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Description
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A38
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Gloucester to South Gloucestershire border
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A38
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Gloucester to Worcestershire border
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A438
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Ashchurch, Tewkesbury to M5
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A419
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Stroud to M5
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A419
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Stroud to Cirencester
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A46
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Stroud to Cheltenham
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A46
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Stroud to South Gloucestershire border
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A4019
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A38 to Cheltenham
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A4135
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A46 via Dursley to A38
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Various
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Gloucester City/Cheltenham Borough (as existing published Key Routes)
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A435
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Cheltenham to A46
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A4173
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Pitchcombe to Gloucester
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B4058
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Wotton-Under-Edge towards M5
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B4632
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Cheltenham to Winchcombe
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East Area
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Road No.
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Description
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A429
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Wilshire border to Warwickshire border
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A40
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Oxfordshire border to Cheltenham
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A435
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Cirencester to Cheltenham
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A436
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Air Balloon Roundabout to A40 (including A436 spur at Andoversford)
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A436
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A40 Andoversford to Bourton-on-the-Water
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A433
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South of Cirencester through Tetbury to A46 and Dunkirk
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A4135/B4014
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Wiltshire border through Tetbury to A46 Calcot Crossroads
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A4135
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A46 Calcot Crossroads to Dursley
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A46
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South Gloucestershire border to Stroud
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A419
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Cirencester to Stroud
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A417
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Cirencester to Lechlade
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A361
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Lechlade to Oxfordshire border
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A424
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Oxfordshire boundary to A44 at Troopers Lodge
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A44
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Warwickshire border (Fish Hill) through Moreton in Marsh to Oxfordshire border
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A436
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Stow on the Wold to Oxfordshire border
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CONTACT
Issued by Gloucestershire County Council's media team 01452 425226 lisa.bonnell@gloucestershire.gov.uk
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