Adverse weather - emergency road closures and clearance
Last updated | 24/05/2011
Emergency road closures
Information about emergency road closures are available from the
following information sources:
Websites
Radio frequencies
- Radio Tay: Frequency AM 1584, FM 96.4 (Perth) /
Frequency AM 1161, FM 102.8 (Everywhere else)
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Radio Scotland: 92.4 - 94.7 FM and 810 MW
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Radio Heartland FM: Frequency FM 97.5
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Perth FM: Frequency FM 106.6
Road gritting and snow clearance
The Council has assessed all roads and footways in the area and
developed a priority system based on their usage and importance.
Here we explain the priority system, and links to other information
you may find useful.
Carriageway Priority System
Motorways and trunk roads: Maintained by the Scottish Government
and given 24/7 cover in accordance with their policy.
- Category 1: Strategic routes connecting large
communities and roads leading to
important or sensitive locations such as hospitals and fire
stations - seven-day
extended hours cover - precautionary treatment carried out
(shown in red on the map).
- Category 2: Other main roads, bus routes and
minor rural roads serving small settlements or a significant number
of rural properties - weekday working hours only*
- Category 3: Very minor rural roads and minor
residential streets - not normally treated.
Footway Priority System
Often, we will treat the footway on one-side of the road only,
to try to provide as widespread a network as possible.
- Category 1: Main shopping areas, main arterial
footways, busy feeder footways and footways leading to community
centres and workplaces - seven-day extended hours cover.
- Category 2: Other footways with significant
usage - weekday working hours only*
- Category 3: Less well-used footways and
footways where a feasible alternative route exists - not
normally treated. Only treated during weekday working hours in
prolonged snow and ice after treatment of Category 3 footways is
complete.
*On nationally recognised public holidays, only Category 1
footways and carriageways will be treated.
