Council reassigns staff to deal with cold snap
Flooding and then freezing temperatures have dominated the festive period and into the new year, and with the weather forecast set to continue to fluctuate between the two, staff are being pulled in from other council departments to cope.
The councils aid that depending on detailed forecast and data from temperature sensors, the decisions are made to plough and grit the roads of Powys as necessary, with crews making up to three scheduled runs a day and remaining on standby to retreat as required. The fleet of gritters cover over 1,400km each time they grit the county’s primary routes.
The saud that in between gritting roads, crews are treating footways within town centres, outside schools, care homes and medical centres.
“It has been a challenging few weeks with the weather fluctuating between flooding and icy conditions.” Explains Cllr Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys.
“Crews have been out at all hours and in all conditions to treat and clear the county’s main roads as well as gritting paths in our town centres and outside vital amenities like schools and medical facilities.
“The forecast for the coming days remains icy, and we are planning to deploy staff from other services where possible to assist the highway crews with replenishing salt bins and heaps in the more rural areas of the county.
“Whilst weather conditions remain cold, please take care when outside and allow extra time for journeys and consider whether travelling by car or on foot is really necessary.”
You can let the council know if a salt bin or heap needs replenishing online here.
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