Gritted roads
Last updated | 06/10/2008
All roads have been assessed and given a priority based on their usage and importance.
Category 1 roads
Category 1 roads are main roads, roads to the larger communities, and roads leading to important places such as hospitals or fire stations.
When will category 1 roads be gritted?
The most important (Category 1) roads will be gritted every day if it is icy, between 5 am and 9 pm.
Category 1 roads may also be pre-gritted. In other words if the weather forecast and the conditions suggest that the roads will be affected by ice or snow, we will spread salt before the temperature falls. Pre-gritting is often carried out in late afternoon or early evening. But remember that the salt may be washed off, and there is never a guarantee that roads will be free of ice.
List of category 1 roads
Rural Road between towns and villages
Roads in towns and villages
Category 2 roads
Category 2 roads are minor rural roads serving small settlements or a significant number of rural properties, secondary distributor roads, local roads in settlements, and other urban or rural roads with special difficulties such as steep gradients.
When will category 2 roads be gritted?
Less important (Category 2) roads will be gritted on weekdays (except Public Holidays) after the Category 1 roads have been gritted. These will be gritted between 7.30 am and 3 pm.
Category 2 roads are minor rural roads serving small settlements or a significant number of rural properties, secondary distributor roads, local roads in settlements, and other urban or rural roads with special difficulties such as steep gradients.
Category 3 roads
Category 3 roads are rural roads serving only a small number of isolated properties, or local access roads in settlements within easy reach of local distributor roads.
When will category 3 roads be gritted?
Some other (Category 3) roads will not be gritted unless they become impassable due to snow or ice.
Category 4 roads
Category 4 roads are minor rural roads that serve no habitation and cannot be treated safely, and unadopted roads which are not owned by the Council and don't have a wider Community use. Unadopted roads will not be gritted.
The following roads will not be treated:
- Kenmore Hill Road - from Kenmore to Garrows
- Ben Lawers Road - from the Ben Lawers Visitor Centre to Bridge of Balgae
- Unadopted roads
- Private roads
