Lincolnshire Gritters Cover Almost 30,000 Miles During Recent Cold Weather

Road treatment vehicles in Lincolnshire dispersed over £140,000 worth of salt across the road network during the recent period of low temperatures. The county council reported that its 43-vehicle fleet had traveled nearly 30,000 miles (48,000km) since the temperature decline began on November 18. A cumulative total exceeding 2,600 tonnes of salt has been applied since last Sunday. The lowest temperature observed within the county was -7C, recorded on Wednesday morning along the A153 close to Cadwell. Darrell Redford, who oversees the council’s gritting operations, characterized the cold snap as “pretty brutal.” He stated, “We’ve never seen a road temperature as low as that, this early in the year, before.” Redford added, “Thankfully our prediction data was absolutely spot on, and our gritter teams worked very hard around the clock in the right areas in order to keep lots of routes open right across Lincolnshire.” A selection of the county’s gritter lorries bear names honoring notable Lincolnshire figures, such as the Spread Arrows, Sir Ice-ac Newton, and Mar-grit Thatcher. Last week, conditions of snow and ice led to widespread disruption throughout the county. This included the closure of a number of schools and interruptions to some public transportation services.