FROM MARK
Council update below. The daily addition of snow is clearly causing many concerns particularly on residential roads. Some streets have now had icerinks and dangerous pavements for over two weeks. Whilst it is clear from the updates from County Hall that they are pushed out, I am increasingly concerned about residential side streets and pavements. Many of the pavements outside the communal halls in the area have not been touched, and I will be again requesting action in certain areas which up to now have not been tended to – probably because of the workload keeping the main routes open.
COUNTY COUNCIL UPDATE
General Synopsis
Staying cold this afternoon with bright spells and further scattered snow showers, many of them light but still the risk of an occasional heavy one, especially in the east. This evening and at first tonight there are still likely to be scattered snow showers, particularly in the east giving 1-3cm. These are expected to finally die away towards midnight leaving it dry for a few hours, before a few more light flurries edge down from the north between 5 and 8am amounting to less than 1cm. These then clearing to leave tomorrow mostly dry. Road Surface Temperatures (RSTs) well below zero with widespread ice (typically -8 C)
Proposed actions
Drivers were changed at 1.00pm this afternoon and will continue until the showers die out this evening. Next shift commences at 4.00am tomorrow morning to ensure return to work journeys are as trouble free as possible. All priority 1 and 2 routes to be treated.
Footways will continued to be cleared by hand.
The position on refuse collections will be reviewed tomorrow morning
Outlook for next few days
Remaining very cold throughout. Mosty fine tomorrow and the first half of tomorrow night, but a band of sleet and snow spreading from the north in the second half of the night, heavy in places. This will move away on Tuesday to leave the following few days with a mix of clear spells and snow showers, some of the snow showers very heavy and frequent at times.