As the city struggles with winter weather, this is where council gritting vehicles will be deployed
The council’s gritting map shows which routes in the city are gritted when temperatures drop
As Liverpool continues to be hit by freezing temperatures and adverse weather, the city council has revealed which roads get gritted in the winter months.
The city was hit by more snow overnight, leading to treacherous conditions for drivers and pedestrians today. The local authority has advised people that there are 173 yellow grit bins located around the city.
Members of the public are encouraged to spread gritting salt on pavements and other public footways, but not driveways. The grit bins are topped up twice during the winter period.
But when the temperatures drop, the council sends its gritting vehicles out around the city in order to try and make the roads safe for drivers, particularly ahead of the morning rush-hour. As well as its fleet of gritters, the council also has a number of quad bikes that spread anti-freeze around the city centre.
If you are wondering which routes are covered by the council’s gritting team, they have produced a map which shows the routes involved. As you can see on the map, there are a number of red routes around the city centre, these are the areas where the quad bikes are deployed.
The rest of the map is made up of purple routes, spread around the wider city – these are the roads traversed by the council’s gritters when the cold weather sets in.
The council’s gritting map shows which routes in the city are gritted when temperatures drop
The council is warning people to continue to check forecasts and road conditions before they set off on journeys during the winter weather. More advice can be found here. For more information on the impact of the weather on our region, read out live coverage.