Snow clearance
Our snow clearing operation will take place when
heavy and continuous snowfall settles.
Roads we clear first
We concentrate on primary salting routes such as:
- access to hospitals
- fire stations and other important facilities while it's snowing
or if there are strong winds causing drifting.
- Once the main roads are clear, we will work on other
roads.
It may not be possible to clear every road, and some roads may
have to be left to thaw naturally.
Snow ploughs only work effectively when snow is more than 5cm
(2in) deep, they also cannot work on roads that have road humps or
similar traffic calming measures.
The Highways Agency clear motorways
and trunk roads.
Medway Council clears roads in Medway.
How we clear the snow
- Our winter service vehicles can all be quickly fitted with snow
ploughs, allowing for salting and ploughing to take place at the
same time
- We have arrangements with approximately 180 farmers across the
county, who can assist in snow clearance when needed.
- We have 12 snow blowers and can hire extra machinery if we need
to.
If you would like to know more about our winter policy, please
look at our
Winter Service Policy document (PDF, 150k).
How you can help
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Find out more about how you can clear snow and ice safely and
effectively, by visiting the snow
code page on the Directgov website.