Decision details

Consideration of requests for additions, deletions or other amendments to the winter gritting routes

Amendments to the current winter maintenance service, as detailed in Appendix A of the report, are approved in line with the Council’s Policy and uniformity of service across the county. There is one adjustment that will be made for the 25/26 winter season only: Area 5 Item 3, which relates to assisting Westmorland and Furness Council due to an ongoing landslip – any cost of providing this assistance under Priority 3 treatments / snow conditions and via farming contractors only will be fully recharged to Westmorland and Furness Council if any assistance is provided.

The recommendations are put forward in order for the Authority to appropriately deal with the requests received for alterations to our gritting routes.

There are no alternative options that can be considered as treating the highway network, as far as is reasonably practicable, to prevent the formation of hazards created by ice or snow is a statutory duty of the Local Highway Authority [Highways Act 1980 S41(1A)].