Gritting

At the Parish Council meeting on Monday evening it was reported that during the cold weather it had been clear that Heath Drive outside the Primary School, and Cross Lanes, Oscroft (a school bus route) were not being gritted. Concerns had been expressed to Cheshire West and Chester Council and their response was the following gritting policy:

"Priority 1 roads are treated as high priority, we aim to treat them within the first two hours. These include A-class carriageways such as main roads and designated routes to emergency hospitals
Priority 2 roads are treated next, we aim to complete treating them within four hours. These include B-class roads, major roads carrying four service buses or more per hour between 6.00am and 10.00am, roads serving emergency services, public transport centres, secondary schools and colleges, roads with a slope of over 10% and carrying more than 1,000 vehicles per day, and main access roads to rural communities and villages
Minor roads leading to houses or farms are not gritted unless we have agreed to because of special circumstances
Other roads are not gritted when frost or icy conditions are forecast but are after they become icy when all the priority 1 and 2 roads have been treated. This is only done when this is likely to last for 24 hours or more"

The Parish Council agreed to ask CWaC to give both areas special consideration and be added to the gritting routes.