Bury council has revealed the 284 roads which will be gritted this winter when severe cold weather strikes. Bury's winter service team have released facts and figures on the service which include having teams on standby from late October until the start of April, ready to act whenever temperatures take a dip.
Last winter, the first grit run was on November 28 and the service was activated a further 55 times, with gritters travelling around 12,260 miles and spreading approximately 1,500 tonnes of salt.
Decisions to grit, or not grit, are based on the local forecast provided by Metdesk and when called the gritters cover just over a third of Bury’s road network.
There are 16 drivers and four decision makers on a rota throughout the season. On a single shift, the team on standby is made up of four drivers and one decision maker.
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