Asset Management Plan - Newcastle City Council

Winter Maintenance Life Cycle PlanThe roads on the secondary gritting routes are made up of residential streets withmajor inclines, industrial estates and historic routes.The primary gritting routes are confirmed clear prior to moving on to thesecondary gritting routes and this may mean that in severe weather conditions,where the primary routes require a number of passes, that the secondary grittingroutes do not get completed.All identified roads are gritted full width during ice conditions but may be reducedto a single track during heavy snowfall.• Salt used should meet the standard set in BS3247:1991• Vehicle Spread Rates should meet the standard set in BS1622 see Table21.4.1Table 21.4.1 Salt Spread RatesWeather ConditionSpread Rate - grams per squaremetreFrost 20Ice 20Snow 30 - 40Snow ploughs will be fitted to the mechanical gritters when snowfall is forecast,with ploughing of carriageways commencing when accumulations of snow reacha depth of 4cm and is expected to last for long periods.Footpaths will not receive pre-treatment; the treatment of footpaths will only becarried out when ice has been identified.Those footpaths to be treated for ice are contained in appendix 1 of the ice &snow plan and will be treated in strictly priority order within each team’s route.Appendix 5 & 6 of the snow & ice plan details the footpaths to be treated onlywhen snow falls to a depth of 5cm or more, they do not receive treatment whencovered in frost or ice.Grit bins are provided for use on roads and footways where the layout offootways and roads may lead to hazardous areas during severe weatherconditions. Requests for Grit Bins are taken by Neighbourhood ResponseManagers via envirocall. The Neighbourhood Response Manager will assess thelocation and consideration will be given where: -• The highway is on a steep incline• The road contains a sharp bend• The highway joins a major road from a minor road and is nottreated as part of the Primary Gritting Route shown in Appendix (3)section 5 of the snow & ice planThe siting of the grit bin when meeting the above criteria will be based onwhether a convenient area can be located and the majority of residents approvethe location.218