While most people will be opening presents and tucking into their Christmas turkey, Staffordshire County Council’s fleet of 37 gritters and associated crews will still be ready to spring into action if temperatures plummet. Crews across the county will be on standby throughout the festive period, and will be ready to roll if the temperature drops below freezing. On routine winter days and nights, gritting crews focus on the major routes, extending to the wider network in prol

Staffordshire gritting crews have been deployed for the first time this year as wintery weather takes hold, with freezing temperatures affecting the county. From now up until the end of April, road and air temperatures and a variety of forecasts are being monitored closely, with crews rolling out when temperatures drop below freezing.  As well as gritting crews, the county council’s hill contractors, who help grit higher ground where traditional gritting machines can’t access