Gritters take part in winter exercise on A64 in North Yorkshire
National Highways will be out and about this week
National Highways gritters are set to take part in an exercise on the A64 in North Yorkshire this week.
The vehicles will treat the route to ensure the fleet is winter ready.
The gritters will also be around other places across Yorkshire and the North East:
North East routes including the A1, A1(M), A69, and A19 will be treated later today (Tuesday 18th October), while Yorkshire routes such as the A1(M), M62, M180 and A64, will be salted on Thursday (20th October).
Senior Network Planner for Resilience Gordon Thackeray, who heads up National Highways’ winter operations in the region, said:
“Our winter service starts on 1 October every year and although in previous years we have started treating our routes on that day, this year it’s been relatively mild so far. However we cannot afford to be complacent so will be carrying out test runs this week to ensure we are ready when the cold snap strikes.
“We advise drivers to be aware they may well encounter the gritters this week, to be patient and give them and their operatives the time and space to do what is needed to keep road users safe.”