Gritters keep working to treat minor roads
Monday, 6th February 2012.
After Saturday night's snowfall the Haverhill area was returning to normal today with roads generally clear.
All schools were due to be open today and police reported no emergencies caused by the snow over the weekend. However, in the event six schools in the town turned pupils away due to treacherous conditions.
Following a further night of freezing temperatures, Suffolk County Council’s gritting teams this morning completed treatment of all priority one and two routes.
Later today, they moved onto minor roads in Suffolk’s towns and rural areas with some crews treating footways. Farmers have now been stood down. Treatment will continue this week.
Matt Riches, Suffolk County Council’s head of winter maintenance, said: “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Suffolk’s farmers and our gritting teams for their tireless work over a difficult 48 hours.
"We will continue assessing conditions and will be treating roads and footways to keep Suffolk moving.
"It’s important that all road users and pedestrians continue to proceed with caution and not assume that a road or footway is free of ice, even if treated.”
All schools were due to be open today and police reported no emergencies caused by the snow over the weekend. However, in the event six schools in the town turned pupils away due to treacherous conditions.
Following a further night of freezing temperatures, Suffolk County Council’s gritting teams this morning completed treatment of all priority one and two routes.
Later today, they moved onto minor roads in Suffolk’s towns and rural areas with some crews treating footways. Farmers have now been stood down. Treatment will continue this week.
Matt Riches, Suffolk County Council’s head of winter maintenance, said: “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Suffolk’s farmers and our gritting teams for their tireless work over a difficult 48 hours.
"We will continue assessing conditions and will be treating roads and footways to keep Suffolk moving.
"It’s important that all road users and pedestrians continue to proceed with caution and not assume that a road or footway is free of ice, even if treated.”
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