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Winter Maintenance Updates
Whether it’s gritting the borough’s roads or providing school transport, Bedford Borough Council believe it’s important that you know how we are working to keep you and your family safe and sound.
Weather forecast valid from noon on (04 Apr 2013) to noon on (05 Apr 2013)
It will be a breezy afternoon with wintry showers affecting the area, these mostly light. The risk of light and wintry showers will continue through the evening and overnight, though with the showers likely to become less frequent as the evening progresses. Road surface temperatures overnight are likely to be marginal in some places, but with the risk of a few icy patches where roads do fall below freezing. Friday morning will then continue cold, cloudy and with a few light showers remaining.
Gritting of Bedford Borough roads
You can see plans of the roads that we grit to ensure that all main routes in Bedford Borough are safe and clear of ice.
The gritters tracked on the map below cover the main routes across the Borough. Additional gritting is carried out on some minor urban roads. You can view a plan of the roads that are treated.
We have reciprocal arrangements in place with neighbouring councils to ensure that we all make best use of our gritting vehicles. Therefore, some of our gritters cross into neighbouring administrative areas, and some of our roads will not be covered by the gritters that you see tracked on the map below. Full details of these arrangements can be seen in our Bedford Winter Maintenance Policy and Operational Plan.
