Winter Driving

Important things to remember

• It can take time for the salt to become effective. Showers or rain will wash salt off roads leaving them prone to icing.
• Forecasts are not always accurate, and the weather can change rapidly.
• Nearly 80% of the roads are not routinely treated.
• When freezing or snow follows rain there may not be enough time to treat all the network before temperatures fall to zero.
• It takes over 2 hours to salt the network