AS THE Met Office issues a yellow warning for ice tonight and snow begins to fall across the region, we look at all the routes in Darlington and Durham set to be gritted.
According to Durham County Council, their map displays the county-wide road network and confirms which priority one routes are to be treated.
Roads to be gritted are displayed in purple, whereas roads that have been treated are displayed as Green, if there are no roads displayed in colour then no gritting is planned to take place.
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Once treated, roads will change to greet at 15 minute intervals confirming that they have been gritted.
According to the council it takes approximately two-and-a-half hours to complete the gritting route.
See which roads have been gritted in County Durham below:
You can see the full interactive gritting map here
For Darlington Borough Council, gritting takes place on a priority one and priority two basis.
The pre-treatment network mainly cover the main routes into and through the town and also includes all scheduled bus routes.
Darlington Borough Council says this gives quite a large coverage of the total network and provides “a treated route within a reasonable distance of residential areas.”
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Priority one routes are red and these are gritted first, whereas priority two routes are marked as blue, and these are gritted in case of extreme and prolonged icy conditions and after priority one routes have been completed.
See which roads are to be gritted in Darlington below:
You can find the full interactive gritting map here
This morning the Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for ice affecting much of the North East and North Yorkshire as snow is snow starts to hit the region today.
The first signs of the white stuff have begun to show this morning as traffic cameras have confirmed that snow has fallen in Tow Law and Lanehead in County Durham.
Met Office continue to predict further snowfall in Darlington and surrounding areas from 7pm tonight.
However, they have also issued a yellow warning for ice affecting much of the North East and North Yorkshire from 8pm tonight until 10am tomorrow.
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According to the Met Office, “snow and hail showers could lead to icy surfaces” which may result in “possible travel disruption.”
The forecaster has warned that some icy patches on untreated roads and pavements may lead to increased chances of accidents and injuries.
Higher roads may also see snowfall, which would also result in longer journey times.
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