Gritters out in Derbyshire tonight as temperatures plummet
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Temperatures are forecast to plummet to -2 degrees overnight, leading to risk of icy roads.
Primary routes will be gritted from 4pm today (December 11), with secondary routes gritted from 8pm.
Primary routes will be re-gritted at 4am tomorrow morning.
Primary routes:
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Hide Ad- Are treated during the day and night before bad weather hits.
- Cover around 1,000 miles of road.
- Include major roads including all A roads and heavily used B roads, major bus routes, roads linking towns and larger villages and roads outside bus, train, police, fire and ambulance stations and hospitals.
Secondary routes:
- Cover around 550 miles of road.
- Are generally only treated in the day with the first run being completed by mid-morning.
- Include some bus routes not covered on the primary network, particularly in residential areas, and roads to smaller villages.
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Hide Ad- Include well-used main roads through housing estates and villages.
- Are pre-treated before bad weather hits, where possible, but primary routes take priority.
To check if your route will be gritted, click here: https://apps.derbyshire.gov.uk/applications/latest-winter-update/#13/53.1668/-1.4086
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