Roads in winter
Gritting routes
Precautionary gritting routes
Precautionary gritting routes are the roads we treat when snow or ice is forecast. They cover about 49% (1,190 km) of the South Lanarkshire road network and include:
- routes to hospitals, schools, ambulance depots, fire stations and police stations
- class A and B roads
- roads in Clydesdale that are the only way in and out of towns and villages
- main roads in urban areas
Some routes can however take up to four hours to grit them completely.
You can see the precautionary gritting routes on a map. Put in your postcode and they will be shown in pink.
Track our gritters
Who grits what
| Road/car park | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Access roads within schools | Education Resources. Roads and Transportation grit the main roads, but are not responsible for gritting roads or car parks on school grounds. |
| Private (unadopted) roads | Property owner(s) |
| Car parks at stations | The council for all main public car parks, as well as those at park and ride stations. Network Rail for car parks at Hamilton West, East Kilbride and Uddingston stations. |
| Supermarket car parks | The owner or operator of the car park. |
| Doctors surgeries | The local practice. |
| Hospital car parks | NHS Lanarkshire/NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in hospital grounds. |
For more information see the winter service policy and procedures.