Gritting routes map

When ice is forecast all key routes in Wiltshire will receive precautionary salting. Key routes are trunk roads, class A and B roads and some of the busier lower class roads. This helps to make sure that the majority of road users live within a reasonable distance of a salted road.

If temperatures remain below freezing after the morning rush of traffic then a larger network may be salted. This secondary salting covers an additional network of lower class roads serving housing estates and main access to villages and hamlets.

Should poor weather conditions continue, community and footway salting will start to cover as much of the county’s road network as possible.

If snow or freezing conditions continue for a longer period, or our salt stocks start to run down, our precautionary and secondary routes are replaced with strategic routes to conserve stocks until more can be delivered.

It is important to remember that not every road can be salted and to never assume a road has been treated. See our advice for drivers for more information.