winter gritting route

Back Hill WILL be gritted if temperature falls below zero – but grit may not stop roads from icing over, council warns

Back Hill and other routes in East Cambridgeshire are now back on the winter gritting route, following a major public outcry. As well as reversing its policy on night time street lighting, Cambridgeshire County Council has decided to restore last winter’s gritting routes – but it warns that even gritted roads can become icy in …

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Petition launched to "restore gritting to Ely roads"

Plans to give major Ely roads the slip when it comes to winter gritting have been met with an icy response from the city’s Liberal Democrats, who have launched a petition to “restore gritting to Ely roads”. Ely Liberal Democrats plan to raise the issue during a meeting with Cambridgeshire County Council tomorrow (Tuesday). In …

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Decision NOT to grit steep Ely street during predicted cold snap is met with a frosty response

One of Ely’s steepest streets will NOT be gritted this winter, leading to major concerns about carnage on the roads. Spotted in Ely can reveal that Back Hill, one of Ely’s busiest routes in and out of the city and also one of its steepest, will NOT be gritted this year. While some weather forecasters …

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Winter gritters slashed by a THIRD – councillor warns lives could be put at risk

“Savage” cuts to winter gritting routes across East Cambridgeshire could leave villages isolated and put lives at risk, Lib Dem councillor Lorna Dupre warns. Writing on her blog today, the district councillor for Sutton and county councillor for Coveney, Little Downham, Mepal, Pymoor, Sutton, Wardy Hill, Way Head, and Witcham attacked a decision to slash …

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