Surrey Might be ready for Snow this Winter!

Surrey County Council has announced their new preparations to tackle snowy weather for this coming winter.

Over 100 miles of road have been added to the list of regularly gritted roads including more hills.

More new measures the council proposed are:

• Increasing the amount of salt ordered to 16,800 tonnes from last winter's 13,000.
  
• Using quad bikes to treat roads leading to rural communities and in built-up areas.
  
• Enlisting the help of an extra 15 farmers with ploughs to clear snow.
  
• Doubling the amount of grit given to borough and district councils to spread in town centres.
  

All the 1,743 grit bins across Surrey will be refilled before winter and Surrey Fire and Rescue Service will have an extra 51 near their stations.

Sadly this means you now have less chance of getting the day off work in winter

Image by Richard Aylmer-Hall

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