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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

The guys are back! Stay safe this #kentwinter and please share our Gritting Kent page for others to keep up to date with weather reports and gritting updates. #iceicebaby 😊 ❄️🥶 #gritting #kent #kcc @KentHighways @Kent_cc

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We are now saying goodbye and shutting up shop as our Winter service comes to an end for this season. Many thanks for the support. Have a good summer.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Our crews are heading out again this evening to treat primary routes and again from 0400hrs. Here's some of the team from our Aylesford depot who have been working hard day and night over the last few days around Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling area.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

That's all from us for this season. Thank you for all your support. ☀️☀️☀️ Have a fabulous and safe summer and we will be back from October.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We supply over 100 farmers with snow ploughs and pay them to clear rural areas. We must say a big thanks for their help over the last week

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Hard nights work for #Margrit but she did well. Now handing over to day shift. AM

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Roads on our primary salting routes cannot be treated if our vehicles cannot get through. Please park responsibily.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

That's all from us for another season. Thank you very much for all your support. Have a safe and happy summer and we hope to see you again from October.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We have crews continuously treating Bluebell and Detling Hill, driving conditions are treacherous.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

We may be coming to the end of the season (although it’s not over yet!), but we couldn’t resist doing a video back to @SwingatePrimary school after seeing Henry’s Tweets. Check out our parody of #iceicebaby . We hope you enjoy it and please share away. @vanillaice @KentHighways

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Our winter service ends next week and our crews will finally be stood down for this season. The average amount of runs carried out is 66 this season we carried out 101

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

What do you reckon... shall we give them a special visit?

Swingate Primary

@SwingatePrimary

5 years

Henry in Unicorn Class entered a competition to name one of the new gritters we will see on the roads in the coming weeks. Look out for ‘Ice Ice Baby’. Henry and his class would love the gritter to come into school.😁 @GrittingKent Congritulations Henry!

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Merry Christmas to all our followers. We hope you have a great day and stay safe.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Here are the winning gritter names for the 17 new gritters. Thank you to all who entered, we had some great entries. Winners will also be contacted directly and children will then receive a gritificate. 😄 #KentWinter #KentSnow

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We will be fitting snow ploughs to our vehicles for Monday. We need more room than usual to get past so if you park on a salting route please ensure there is sufficent width for us to get past

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Crews getting into the Christmas spirit as they head out to treat primary routes this evening

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Many thanks for your patience last night in the snow. Unfortunately, due to earlier rain that washes away previous treatments, the intensity of snowfall within rush hour traffic meant it was a struggle against mother nature. Many thanks, @SE4x4R @kentpoliceroads for assistance

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Few comments of people not seeing gritters or no salt but we can ensure you that they have been treating routes since Saturday. There are many reason why you haven't seen a gritter or it looks like road hasn't been treated but we try the best we can against mother nature.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We will return next week as our winter service starts. Crews will be on standby 24/7 until April

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

2 years

We're back 👍!!! Well, we've been on standby since Oct actually, but due to the warm weather we haven't been out as yet. But we thought you'd be dying to see our #IceIceBaby ❄️❄️👶 parody again just to remind you that we are ready for when the cold weather does eventually hit.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

We have over 100 farmer contractors who we supply snow ploughs for to help clear roads in our communities. Big thanks for their help over the last few days.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

You may have seen media articles regarding lack of drivers for gritting vehicles across the UK. Our teams consist of staff who work full time for KCC Highways and our partners, we do not expect to see any issues regarding HGV driver shortages.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Crews are currently out treating primary routes across the county. Snow is falling in parts of the county so please drive to the road conditions.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Crews are currently treating primary routes again but it takes time to get round

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Crews have been out today as some road temperatures have struggled to recover, although working on Christmas day they still have been in the Christmas spirit.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Crews will continue to treat routes overnight amd tomorrow morning

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

2 years

Some say it isn't Christmas until you see one...

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

We are handing over to the day crews now, just in time to keep them busy as snow is becoming more persistant. Crews will continue to treat and plough primary routes and Covid testing and vaccination site throughout the day. An amber snow warning is in place for parts of Kent.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

We are heading towards the end of our winter service for this season. A nice and quiet season which we like, but our crews will remain on standby until mid April.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We must also say a big thank you to all our staff involved in challenging conditions - our forecasters @metdesk , highways officers, drivers, contractors and many more who help us keep Kent moving behind the scenes

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Crews will continue to treat and plough routes through the night where required

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

We have had crews out overnight due to some heavy snowfall in places. All primary routes have been completed.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

As from 4am tomorrow crews will be working around the clock until at least 7am Monday due to expected snow over the weekend.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Driving in snow Accelerate gently, use low revs and change up to a higher gear as quickly as possible. Move off in second gear as this will help reduce wheel slip.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

4 years

That is us for this season. Very quiet just as we like it. Hope you all have a safe summer. #StaySafeStayHome

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We have have over 100 local farmers who have been supplied with snowploughs and are on standby to clear rural roads when required

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

For those asking "when will my road get gritted?" The answer is if it is not on a primary salting route then it won't be. We have to prioritise roads which can be viewed at other roads will have to thaw naturally

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

We have over 5,000 miles of roads in Kent. We treat over 1,200 miles of roads on our primary salting routes. Unfortunately we cannot treat all routes or do requests and other roads will have to thaw naturally.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

And thanks evryone for your support, it means a lot to us as we are often unnoticed until there are issues. AM

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

7 years

Today is the last day of the winter season. Thanks to all our followers for the continued support and help. We will be back in October 🙂

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Crews have been battling snow drifts in exposed areas this morning, some excellent work with help from members of the public to free stranded vehicles

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

2 years

That's our winter service finished for this season. Many thanks for all your support. Hope you have a great summer and we will see you all again in October.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Scary what goes through some peoples minds. But lucky that we have such brave officers willing to put themselves in danger to protect us.

Thames Valley Police

@ThamesVP

5 years

🚨Watch this 🚨 This drunk driver drove the wrong way down the M4 near Reading on Saturday. He was arrested and found to be almost four times over the drink-drive limit. This is another reminder of the potential destruction of drink and drug driving. #ItsNotWorthTheRisk

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 months

Winter's back! Back again..... And so are our gritting crews!! After a fairly mild start to the winter, the crews are ready to get going to grit the roads when road surface temperatures drop below freezing. #kentwinter #grittingkent #winter #gritting #kent #kcc #kenthighways

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Here’s the children @SwingatePrimary doing the worm with gritter driver Master Gary Gee!! 😁 #iceicebaby #vanillaice @vanillaice

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

primary routes are again being treated shortly

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Merry Christmas to all our followers. Road surface temperatures looking to be above freezing so no action likely over the weekend so have a good one.!! We will of course remain on standby and update if anything changes

Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

7 years

Merry Christmas to all of our followers. We'll be on standby during the festive period. Stay safe on the roads this Christmas. #kentwinter

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 months

And for main one you have been waiting for, here’s ICE ICE BABY! 😁🥶❄️ We would like to thank all our gritter drivers who work all hours, on shift day and night, including Christmas Day and battle wintery conditions to get the job done.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

7 years

Margrit (Named by Bethany aged 9) is off out with her friends tonight as we are treating all primary routes.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 months

Crews have finished treating all primary routes this evening and are reloading to treat primary routes again from 0300hrs.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We will be treating all primary routes from 0330hrs tomorrow. Snow possible from 5am. Warnings are in place for snow until Wednesday. Travel disruption is expected with possibilty of vehicles becoming stranded and rural communities being cut off

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

2 years

We are back! Our winter service has now started and our crews will remain on standby until April. Follow us @GrittingKent on Twitter and Facebook for updates.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

we are still ploughing and spreading. Just managed to get route cleared but now snowing agaim so back to it!

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Just to clarify... There is no 'beast from the east' heading to Kent this week that is being reported on some sites.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Gritting Action - Crews will fit snow ploughs for 2300hrs this evening, once rain eases with will be treating all primary routes. Once primary routes are completed once we will then treat all routes again as rain is expected to turn to snow later early tomorrow morning.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We're back! Our winter service commences today and we will now be on standby. Follow us on Facebook and visit our website for more information

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Primary routes have now been treated and vehicles loaded ready to treat all primary routes again later

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

7 years

And they're off.... crews heading out to treat primary routes for first time this season

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

7 years

This is our 5th season on Twitter! Thank you to all our followers and we hope you have found our tweets useful over the years. Please RT if you have to help us spread (😉) the word

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Crews are just finishing primary routes and comimg back to reload to treat again where required.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Crews in the west of the county are heading out as reports of snow starting to fall, other crews will head out as and when required.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Lest we forget

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

We will be treating primary routes from 0400hrs tomorrow.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

No gritting action will be required for the next few days.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Our winter service resumes this Friday for the 2021/2022 season. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates on weather and gritting action. Further info can be found out

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

Crews have worked through the night to try and get primary routes clear. Take extra care if travelling today.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

All primary routes have now been treated and we will treat them again from 0400hrs tomorrow. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Another run of all primary routes has just been completed this morning. Further snowfall overnight has led to addtional accumulations in places.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

First snow warning this year for us. Although this is still a lot of uncertainty, this is an official warning from the Met Office, unlike some local media that report daily warnings about snow.

Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued by the Met Office from 2100hrs Tuesday until 1200hrs Wednesday for parts of Kent

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

#gritterpic . If you see our gritters out and about and you spot their name, hashtag them to us, ideally with a picture. See if you can spot some of the new names #iceicebaby , #spreadymercury , #snowblaster , #snowpatrol . Don’t forget to give the driver a friendly wave! 😁❄️

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Once again we need to remind motorists to be considerate when parking on primary salting routes. On a daily basis crews over the county are reporting obstructions on routes. If we can't get through on multiple occasions then there is a chance of roads being removed from routes

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

that's it from us now. Farewell

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Roads should now start to improve as the amount of traffic is building and this will help the salt to work... and yes they have been treated.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Our crews are now on standby for the winter season. Give us a follow to stay updated on our Winter Service.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

All primary routes will be treated once again this evening and tomorrow morning. Minimum road surface temperature -4.8c.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Name the #gritter competition! We have 17 new vehicles that need new names and we're asking #Kent children (aged 4-10) to give us their most inspiring wintery names. Closes 14 Nov. . #KentWinter #KentSnow #Gritters #KCC

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Walderslade Woods Road is now fully open

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

All primary routes have treated this morning. Crews will be working with local councils to clear footways and busy shared areas. Please be aware of pedestrians that may be walking on roads and slow down and give them space.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

We will return.... next month! Make sure you also follow us on our Facebook page to stay updated this winter. More information on our Winter Service can be found at

Gritting Kent

Gritting Kent, KENT. 22,858 likes. You can view our primary salting routes at www.kent.gov.uk/grittingkent

www.facebook.com

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

I will be starting my shift around 3am in the morning and tweet when possible, how long the shift lasts is anyone's guess. AM

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Amber warning for snow has been issued by the Met Office for parts of Kent from 0030hrs until 1000hrs tomorrow

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

The remaining crews are just finishing off another treatment of all primary routes

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

All primary routes have been treated this morning.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Crews continue to treat primary routes this evening

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Road surface temperatures are expected to fall to around -5c leading to the risk of ice. All primary routes have been treated this evening and crews will treat them again from 3am.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Crews have been out treating routes since 5pm. Snow now falling and laying please drive with extreme caution

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

We will be out next week as we carry out final preparations for the fast approaching start of our Winter service which starts on 26th October. Hopefully you will find our social media accounts helpful to keep you up-to-date this winter KentWinter

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

6 years

Make sure you follow us to keep you up-to-date this winter. Please RT to help us spread the word!

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

Evening update Due to road surface temperatures falling lower than earlier forecast we will be treating all primary routes as soon as possible

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

1 year

We can adjust the amount of salt that we spread according to the road conditions and the expected road surface temperatures. We also switch between dry salt and 'prewet' which is salt that is coated with brine as it leaves the lorry

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued by the Met Office from 2100hrs Tuesday until 1200hrs Wednesday for parts of Kent

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

9 years

That's it from us for this season. Hope you found our Twitter and Facebook useful. Have a good and safe Summer. http://t.co/MtSrIAgWMr

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 months

Expected minimum overnight road surface temperature -3.8c. We will be treating all primary routes from 1900hrs and again from 0300hrs.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

8 years

That's it from us for this season, thank you all for your support, hope you found our #gritterTwitter useful. Have a good Summer!

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

3 years

Crews are once treating primary routes. There may still be snow and ice on some roads. As traffic levels increase this will help the salt work. Expect road conditions to change within a short distance.

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Gritting Kent (KCC Highways)

@GrittingKent

5 years

While you are sleeping Paul will be out gritting his local area to help keep the community safe.