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Roads - snow clearanceNorth Yorkshire is the largest county in England and the County Council is responsible for keeping the county moving during periods of extreme weather. The road network within the County is 9,000km and during periods of adverse winter weather we have to prioritise our activity. Our main priority is to keep major routes treated and passable followed by other important routes.
ResourcesHighways North Yorkshire, the County Council's partnership checks and prepares our gritter and snow blowers fleet. We also work with farmers/contractors who help us to clear snow from roads in rural areas and restock salt bins and heaps to apply to roads and footways if necessary.
We use the latest technology in weather forecasting to decide what is required to protect road users during poor weather.
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Priority | Description | Distance | % of total network | Treatment |
One | Major roads connecting or through towns. Roads serving hospitals, ambulances and fire stations. Roads leading to main centres of employment and on important commuter routes. Roads leading to important industrial and military establishments. | 2300km | 28 | In widespread freezing and wet conditions priority one and priority two routes will be treated, as resources permit, but with preference to priority one routes. Priority one routes should be treated by 7.00am subject to changes in the forecast. Gritters will move on to priority two routes when priority one routes have been gritted and should be treated by 10.00am. Generally treatment does not take place between 11.00pm and 5.00am, however specific conditions my require us to do so. |
Two | Roads providing single access to villages. | 2100km | 26 | |
Three | Estate and other minor roads. | 4500km | 46 | These routes will not normally receive treatment unless we know freezing conditions are likely to persist for more than 72 hours. Priority three routes will be treated, as resources permit, but with preference to priority one and two routes. |
During periods of prolonged heavy snowfall pavements are cleared in priority order - main shopping areas and pedestrian routes first, followed by other important pavements and local shopping areas. This work will only be undertaken after the main carriageway routes have been cleared, due to resources.
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