Technical Notes 2025, Issue 3 - Winter Maintenance Update 1 to 6 January 2025
- The purpose of this Technical Note is to provide Elected Members with an update on the gritting actions taken between the 1 to 6 January 2025 following the prolonged period of low temperatures and winter conditions
- The Technical Note also outlines in section 9 the impact the inclement weather had on the delivery and completion of the Domestic Refuse Collection and Recycling Routes during the same period.
Background Information
- The Council, as Roads Authority for East Dunbartonshire, has a statutory obligation under the provisions of Section 34 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 to take such steps that are considered reasonable to prevent snow and ice endangering the safe passage of pedestrians and vehicles over public roads which, by definition, includes carriageways; footways; footpaths; and pedestrian precincts. Therefore, the Council has a legal responsibility to put in place appropriate and reasonable measures to address these issues
- The Roads and Environment Winter Maintenance Policy sets out the Council’s Policy in relation to the operation and procedures for the treatment of the adopted public road network in order to address winter related issues
- To ensure a consistent approach is taken to winter across all authorities, the Well Maintained Highways (WMH) code of practice, section 13 provides specific guidance on the approach to Winter Maintenance and Winter Maintenance planning.
- The WMH Code of Practice provides guidance on all aspects of road maintenance, however only the section relating to the winter maintenance is referenced within the Winter Maintenance Policy document
- Winter maintenance deals with regular, frequent, and reasonably predictable occurrences like low temperatures, ice and snow, as well as with other exceptional events (extreme rain and storm events)
- The Roads and Environment Winter Maintenance Policy seeks to deliver a prioritised approach to the management of our roads network, with priority given to our main arterial routes and other roads on an assessed basis.
- The Winter Maintenance Policy is available to all of the Council’s stakeholders via the Council’s website
- Roads & Neighbourhood Services currently grit approximately 70% of the adopted Road Network as Primary Routes throughout the East Dunbartonshire area. The primary routes consist of main roads, bus routes, access to fire, police and ambulance stations, access to GP/medical facilities, steep/dangerous roads and at least one access road to each school in the area.
- The remaining roads are categorised as secondary routes and cover local and general access roads, less used industrial roads and cul-de-sacs etc. The secondary routes are only usually treated during prolonged periods of adverse weather, once the primary routes are completed and when resources allow
- The undernoted table confirms the notifications, actions and resources deployed during the recent inclement weather. The table also confirms the Waste Services actions taken during the same period.
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Day/ Date |
Winter Maintenance Actions |
C/way Gritters/ Footway Gritters |
Resources/ Domestic Refuse Collection Actions |
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Wednesday 01.01.25 |
Issued at 06:02 Await lunchtime update for timing of any action. Issued at 12:22 Standby teams to treat primary carriageway routes from 16:00 Standby teams to treat primary footway routes from 17:00 Standby teams to treat primary carriageway routes from 04:00 on Thursday morning Standby teams to treat patrol route from 00:00 and monitor conditions
Update issued at 18:02 Reconfirming Last Action, no change. |
9 / 8
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27/ PH - No Service. |
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Thursday 02.01.25 |
Issued at 06:16 Remaining very cold, timing of further action will be made following the lunchtime update
Issued at 13:00 Standby Teams to treat primary c/way routes from 16:00, blast any wet spots on route Standby Teams to treat grit patrol route from 00:00, any issues with sleet/ snow showers the 04:00 treatment may need to be brought forward. Standby Teams to treat primary c/way routes from 04:00 Standby Teams to treat primary f/way routes from 04:00 Update issued at 18:05 Continue with the planned action and in addition secondary c/way routes will treated from 08:00 on Friday morning. |
9 / 8
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27/ PH - No Service. |
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Friday 03.01.25 |
Issued at 06:39 Secondary routes to be treated from 08:00 until 16:00 Issued at 12:30 Continue to treat secondary c/way routes until 16:00 Treat primary c/way routes from 16:00 Treat patrol route from 00:00 Treat primary c/way routes from 04:00 on Saturday morning Treat primary f/way routes from 04:00 on Saturday morning Issued at 18:41 Reconfirming Last Action, no change to action unless snowfall increases |
9 / 8
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36/ Services fully operational. Double shift operating. All collections completed for PH 01.01.25 & Friday 03.01.25. |
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Saturday 04.01.25 |
Issued at 06:59 Precautionary patrol will remain after completion of the Primary routes, any other actions will be decided at lunchtime update.
Issued at 10:44 Patrol to continue until 12:00 (noon) then secondary routes until 18:00
Issued at 13:11 Treat primary c/way routes from 18:00 tonight Treat patrol route from 00:00 (midnight), contact supervisor if snow arrives earlier than forecast. Treat primary f/way routes from 04:00 on Sunday morning, in addition to this crews will be out from 16:00 today hand casting heavily pedestrianised areas on routes. Treat primary c/way routes from 04:00 on Sunday morning, possibly earlier is the forecast snow arrives earlier. Issued at 18:09 Reconfirming Last Action, no changes. |
9 / 8
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61/ Service fully operational. Double shifts operating. Delays across all frontline service routes due Fri 02.01.25 & Sat 04.01.25 impacted by inclement weather and underfoot conditions. Food waste disposal facility Scottish Water closed due to an operational fault. All food collection staff / vehicles diverted to support frontline refuse / recycling. Exception of rural food collection, which was completed. Information update released on social media. All refuse / recycling collections completed.
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Sunday 05.01.25 |
Issued at 07:06 No Action – monitoring, all routes well treated, the snow that was forecast has not arrived. No further action required at this time.
Issued at 12:23 Treat primary c/way from 18:00 tonight
Issued at 12:24 Treat primary c/way & f/way routes from 04:00 on Monday morning
Issued at 18:16 In addition to the planned action a patrol crew will treat main roads and monitor conditions between 22:00 & 04:00 on Monday morning. |
9 / 8
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36/ Return to standard service. All refuse / recycling collection completed. Food waste disposal facility remained closed. No food collections. |
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Monday 06.01.25 |
Issued at 06:08 Await lunchtime update for timing of any further action. Issued at 12:29 Treat primary c/way routes from 16:00, blast any wet spots on route. Treat primary c/way routes from 04:00 on Tuesday morning, blast any wet spots on route. Issued at 18:21 Reconfirming Last Action, no change.
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9 / 8
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18/ Standard service. Scottish Water food disposal facility remained closed. Alternative disposal facility agreed and operational. All food collection reinstated. Food priority - catch up Saturday / Sunday / All refuse / recycling services completed. Food waste service outstanding – 2 x Monday routes. - Waterside, Kirkintilloch - Woodhill, Bishopbriggs - Lenzie All services will be fully completed 07.01.25. |