Sha Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 It's been a bright afternoon and the roads look clear but beware of ice patches, circa 2pm the road was cordoned off and traffic diverted after an accident on the dual carriageway near to the Walton Arms. Don't know if it's been opened to traffic yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Has anyone seen anything being done in the way of road gritting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Has anyone seen anything being done in the way of road gritting? No....but I'm sure Cllr Parish will be on to defend the decision not to grit due to government cuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I walked along Fairfield Road, Stockton Heath, yesterday morning. The road had not been gritted. The road and pavements were extremely slippy. It's a pity that the majority of drivers didn't notice or care about the conditions. They just carried on regardless, driving too fast even for dry conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 No better today, side roads are white with frost this morning footpaths no better. not been up to the main road yet but probably slightly less frosty due to traffic. probably find that they can't grit the roads because all the grit has frozen up or the grit lorrys can't get out of the compound due to the icy conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Isn't this contracted out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Perhaps Cllr Dirir only has gritting done in the Labour areas?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Don't give them ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm simply pandering to the paranoid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I bet the parking areas used by councillors and council employees have been gritted - in fact I know that they have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Can't have them slipping over and being off work for weeks with an injury leaving nobody to run the town can we. Then there is the no blame then claim wallers to contend with. they are actually saving your council tax money by gritting the employees car parking areas etc. ** note that the roads are white again with frost this morning so a bit of extra care whilst out and about needed until it thaws again. ** on a slight tangent, does anybody know how many claims have to be submitted before the council will resurface a footpath ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I bet the parking areas used by councillors and council employees have been gritted - in fact I know that they have! would have thought that made sense, even to you. I would imagine that the council have a duty to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey_man Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm simply pandering to the paranoid Not really paranoia seeing as you've made up an opinion on behalf of somebody else then tried to hold them to it. Interesting but transparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Not really paranoia seeing as you've made up an opinion on behalf of somebody else then tried to hold them to it. Interesting but transparent. And who have I forced opinion on? Perhaps best just leave it there as your toys are still all over the place from last time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 would have thought that made sense, even to you. I would imagine that the council have a duty to do so. They also have a duty to maintain safety on the public highway. Still not seen a gritter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Nor have I but as I live in a Labour controlled area of town the under road heating system that the council put in has kept the ice off our gold lined streets, all paid for by the South Warrington parking fines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted December 31, 2014 Report Share Posted December 31, 2014 Most of the roads round here were very icy, some were obvious but others had a lot of black ice and some were still icy today. Most are not on the gritting route though so only to be expected. Ellesmere Road was bad but that's on the secondary gritting route but has to be very prolonged ice to get done. We noticed how bad Fairfield Road was too Victor which surprised us as that has always been on the Primary gritting route and still seems to be according to the councils interactive map but it hadn't been done. I wonder if they have stopped the bus service that went along it or something meaning there is 'no need' to grit it this year or perhaps it was just missed.Surely the two busy main roads which run parallel to the Manchester Ship Canal with it's flimsy fence should be gritted as standard though especially as both are still 30mph although you would think the speed limit was higher the way some idiots drive down them...... don't get me started on them !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 So has anyoner actually seen any evidence of any gritting vehicles on any roads during the ice and snow period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 No..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 It was only icy for 2 days. As usual the road I live on, which isn't a main route, was icy but where it joined the bus route all was clear. Hardly Siberian conditions to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 That's not the point though PJ.... even the police were warning about certain roads being dangerous due to black ice and cars skidding on them round here. I don't expect the council to grit all roads and I know how the system works re primary and secondary routes and like you say it was only icy for a few days but where roads are on the primary gritting route they should be done. Even our 2.5 ton 4x4 slid on Ellesmere Road when we braked but no probs as we were doing less than 10mph... unlike the other dipsticks (polite word). One DPD delivery man drove along in his big transit with no hands on his steering wheel while messing with his mobile phone... anyway like I said don't get me started on people like that pillock !!!Happy New Year by the way :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 Well as there is just the flimsy fence between the road and a watery end perhaps natural selection will weed out these nutters and a happy new year to you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 One DPD delivery man drove along in his big transit with no hands on his steering wheel while messing with his mobile phone... anyway like I said don't get me started on people like that pillock !!! clever dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted January 1, 2015 Report Share Posted January 1, 2015 WBC's website states that primary routes will be gritted in advance whenever temperatures are forecast to go below freezing. Obviously didn't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Depends on who does the forecasting and what their definition of freezing is. After watching a few episodes of ice road truckers then -2 is a hot summers day to them whilst it means utter chaos to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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