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Bin strikes are taking place until 24 December.
A fifth period of strike action is taking place from Tuesday 5 December to Sunday 24 December.
We are sorry about the continued disruption for our residents and businesses.
We spread grit when the Met Office forecasts frost or icy conditions, to try and stop ice from forming on the roads. We aim to have the grit lorries loaded within one hour.
Due to our vast road network, it's not always possible to treat every road. Therefore we prioritise roads and bus routes that form most of our Primary Gritting Routes. We use a fleet of five gritting vehicles to grit the network in five pre-planned routes, spreading a total of 1700 tonnes of salt during an average winter. It will typically take each vehicle three to four hours to complete their route.
We grit 'primary' routes when road surface temperatures are set to go below freezing and ice, or frost has been forecast.
Primary routes are:
We grit 'Secondary' routes after periods of prolonged ice or snow, and only when primary routes are considered safe.
Secondary routes are:
The M62, M56 and M6 motorways are the responsibility of the Highways Agency.
Sometimes we can't grit the roads, no matter how accurate the forecast is:
We grit cycle paths that are part of roads included in the primary and secondary gritting routes at the same time. However, we don't currently grit pavements and cycle paths alongside the roads.
We bring in extra workers to grit footpaths in the town centre and nearby shopping areas during prolonged periods of ice and snow. If you feel an area needs gritting, please tell us via Contact Warrington.
We place grit bins across the town, especially in places where the roads don't meet the criteria to be included as a primary gritting route. We also put them near to steep hills that lead to or from major road junctions.
Grit should be used on footpaths and roads, and not on private driveways. After icy weather, we check and refill grit bins.
If you feel that a new grit bin is needed in a particular place, please let us know via Contact Warrington. We'll take a look and place a grit bin there if we can.