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Produced by: [email protected] Published: September 2019 Ref: 128.151 snow & ice on theroads

Grove Beverley

Salting and clearing roads

Rectory Ave Our priority has to be vital transport routes in and Rd Ferry .

Lower Farlington Rd and out of the city, major bus routes, and major routes are

Crookhorn Lane to places like hospitals, schools and shopping centres. Road Havant M27 M275 A27 Salt/grit bins

Priority 1 roads Priority 2 roads

Roads are divided into three levels of priority. Colas Road Fitzherbert

– – ● maintained by the government’s Highways Agency (HA). The council and the HA share for responsibility the The the Cumberland Rd Cumberland Key

Note Evelegh Rd Evelegh

will salt priority 1 and 2 roads (see map). Priority 3 Lumsden Rd

A2030 Eastern Road Eastern A2030

roads (all the rest) will not be salted. But in the Lane Furze

Ferry Rd Ferry Station Rd Station event of heavy snowfall, once priority 1 and 2 roads Rd Solent A2030 Eastern Road

Portsdown Hill Road

Farlington Ave Rd Tangier

have been cleared, we will endeavour to clear Road Grove Way Robinson

Central Rd

lower-priority roads. Road Walton A2030 Eastern Road Eastern A2030 A3

Sywell Cres Burrfields Road

Airport Service Rd Way Moorings

Bransbury Road Bransbury

Locksway Road Locksway

Pavements Road Henderson Eastney Esplanade Eastney

Havant Road Havant Old ManorWay Quartremaine Rd

These are also salted on a priority basis. The Idsworth Rd HaylingAvenue

Dundas Spur

Moneyfield Ave Moneyfield

Velder Ave Velder Lower Drayton Lane Drayton Lower priorities are near places like major shopping areas, Cobden Ave

Norway Road

Langstone Road

Martin Rd Martin

London Road London

Baffins Road Baffins DevonshireAve Burrfields Road

hospitals, transport hubs and schools. Other pavements Ave Lonsdale Milton Road

Hawthorn Cres Hawthorn Cres Priory

Limberline Rd Road Copnor

Highland Road

Wembley Grove Wembley

Milton Road Milton will not be salted. But in the event of heavy snowfall, Road Winter

Chatsworth Ave Copnor Road Copnor

Rodney Road once priority pavements have been cleared we will Way Fratton

Gunstore Rd Gunstore Knowsley Rd Festing Rd Festing Parade Eastern

Spur Road

endeavour to clear lower-priority pavements. Road Hill Portsdown

Southwick Hill Rd Rd Portsmouth

Southsea Esplanade Southsea

Northern Road Northern Lister Rd Avenue Francis

You can clear snow and ice from pavements yourself. St Mary’s Road

Kirby Road Kirby

Goldsmith Ave Road Lawrence London Road London

Sevenoaks Rd Sevenoaks Jessie Road

Queens Road Queens

St Helen’s Parade Helen’s St

When clearing snow and ice do so carefully. Road New Albert Road

Laburnum Grove Laburnum Road Fawcett

Stubbington Avenue Stubbington Fratton Road Powerscourt Road Powerscourt

Northern Parade Northern

Waverley Rd Waverley Chichester Road Chichester

The following advice will help: Mablethorpe Rd

Southampton Road Kingston Rd

Gladys Ave Gladys

Western Road Rd London Campbell Rd Campbell

• do it early in the day – it’s easier to move Rd Sultan Holbrook Rd

Lowestoft Rd Road Stamshaw

Malins Rd Malins Peterborough Rd Rd Lake

Victoria Rd Sth Rd Victoria South Parade

fresh, loose snow Rd Nelson Harleston Rd Twyford Avenue Twyford St

Arundel St Arundel Greetham St

• don’t use water – it might refreeze and turn Church Clarendon Rd

Marmion Rd Ludlow Rd Elm Grove

Grove Rd Sth Rd Grove Palmerston Rd

Station St Station

Winston ChurchillAve

Walker Rd Walker

to black ice Rd Portland Tipner Rd Tipner

Park & Ride & Park Flathouse Rd Marketway

• use salt if possible – it will melt the ice or Clarence Parade de Caen Avenue

Prospect Rd Prospect

Hempsted Rd

Ludlow Rd Ludlow Osborne Rd Rd

snow and stop it from refreezing overnight Isambard Brunel Rd Brunel

Hope St Rd Alfred Kings Rd Stanhope Portway

S’sea Terr Commercial Rd Commercial • use ash and sand if you don’t have enough AllawayAve Portway Duisburg Way

Elkstone Rd salt – it will provide grip underfoot Rd Woofferton Road

Museum Clarence Esplanade

Leominster Rd Road Park Road

• pay extra attention when clearing steps and Edinburgh Rd

St George’s St

High Street High

Queen Street Queen steep pathways – using more salt may help Portway Rd Gunwharf Deerhurst Cres Winterbourne Rd Winterbourne

There are 79 salt bins across Portsmouth. These are Callaghan Drive James

Allaway Ave East St East for public use but please use the salt considerately Broad Street Almondsbury Rd www.portsmouth.gov.uk and remember it is not for use on private property. Hillsley Rd Southampton Road Kingscote Rd Map of routes and priorities is Map of routes at time of going to print, correct but check for up to date information.

A27 Road salting Priorities for treatment Rd Portsdown Leith Ave Ave Jubilee