Gritted roads
All roads have been assessed and given a priority based on
their usage and importance.
Category 1 roads
| What roads are included in this
category? |
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 these roads be
gritted? |
Category 1 roads will be gritted every day if it is icy.
On Mondays to Saturdays, this will be between 6 am and 9
pm.
On Sundays and Public Holidays, this will be between 8am and
9pm.
Category 1 roads have been divided into two groups (1a and 1b) with
the most important roads in Category 1a. Normally
gritters will treat Category 1a and 1b roads together but
in severe snow conditions priority will be given to the
Category 1a roads. This may mean that gritters will not be
available for some Category 1b roads for some time.
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Pre-gritting
information |
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.
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| Map of routes |
Find out which are the category 1a and 1b roads using
the
interactive map. |
There are changes to the routes in the Kinloch Rannoch area
while a section of B846 Kinloch Rannoch to Tummel Bridge road is
closed for Scottish Water works. Details are available from
the
Kinloch Rannoch gritting route changes [PDF: 313Kb]
Category 2 roads
| What roads are included in this
category? |
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 these roads be
gritted? |
Category 2 roads will be gritted on weekdays (except Public
Holidays) between 7.30 am and 3 pm, after the Category 1 roads have
been gritted.
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Category 3 roads
| What roads are included in this
category? |
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 these roads be gritted? |
Category 3 roads will not be gritted unless
they become impassable due to snow or ice.
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Category 4 roads
| What roads are included in this
category? |
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 do not have a wider Community use.
Category 4 roads will not be gritted. |
Roads that will not be treated
- Kenmore Hill Road - from Kenmore to Garrows
- Ben Lawers Road - from the A827 Aberfeldy - Killin road to
Bridge of Balgae
- Unadopted roads
- Private roads
