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Watch the winter weather with the roads team

Aberdeen City Council’s winter maintenance team is keeping citizens up-to-date with weather and road conditions by launching a new winter watch web spot.

The weather forecast and predicted roads temperatures are being monitored daily and the details posted on the council website at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/gritting

The team will also post information about where salting and snow clearing work is taking place.

Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Convener Kate Dean said: “Providing the public with the most up-to-date information about the weather and the roads is crucial to helping people plan their journeys and day-to-day business during the winter. This new system will be a very useful tool for members of the public and I would encourage everyone to use it.

”Our roads staff are extremely dedicated and work very hard year on year to keep the city moving during inclement weather. We are always looking for new ways to do things better and I am sure that this new web facility will help us do just that.”

Roads crews are available now to tackle any problems and salting and snow clearing work will be carried out as required.

The council is starting the winter with over 16,000 tonnes of salt with a further 6,000 tonnes due for delivery in November. This is the largest stockpile of salt that the council has ever had for winter operations.

Council employees carry out salting and snow clearing work on city roads on a priority basis. Please bear in mind that all roads cannot be treated simultaneously. If there is a particular problem on a road, please call the Aberdeen City Council contact centre on 08456 080919. Problems can also be reported using the Report It link on the city council website at www.aberdeencity.gov.uk

The Ready Scotland website at www.ReadyScotland.org contains practical advice and simple steps you can take to protect yourself, your family, your community and your business from the worst effects of all kinds of weather.

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