Stockport Council Winter Service Operational Plan 1 Contents Page Introduction 3 Gritting Priorities 3 Decision Matrix Guide 3 Treatment Matrix Guide 4 Grit Bins 5 Useful Contacts 5 Section1 – Carriageway 6 Routes Section 2 – Footway /off 26 road Cycle Routes Section 3 – Additional Grit 29 Locations Section 4 – Grit Bins 30 2 1. Introduction 1.1. This plan is to be used in conjunction with the most recent Winter Services Policy and the latest version of the Functional Network Hierarchy. 1.2. Within this plan are the current criteria for decision making and the current Carriageway Gritting Routes, Footway/Cycle Gritting Routes, Grit Box and additional Grit Locations. 2. Gritting Priorities 2.1. The criteria for gritting priorities are: 2.2. Routes 1 to 5 including ‘A’ roads, major bus routes and other key transport routes. 2.3. Routes 6 to 10 including secondary bus routes, routes to schools and district feeder roads that carry higher levels of traffic including sites with special circumstances e.g. severe gradients. 2.4. Designated East, West and North Area routes, trailer mounted and supervisor schedules include all other district bus routes and other district roads with steep gradients. 2.5. Current Spread rates and treatments to be used are: 3. Decision Matrix Guide Timing of treatment Treatment Type Freezing rain Salt Spreading Minor Ice Salt Spreading Salt During Snow Spreading/Ploughing Salt After Snow (Slush) Spreading/Ploughing Salt Spreading/Ploughing/ salt and abrasives After Snow (Compact spreading/Abrasives Snow/Ice) spreading NWSRG Practical Guide for Winter Service Treatments for Snow and Ice 3 4. Treatment Matrix Guide Weather Traffic Light/ medium Heavy Traffic (Always Spread rate g/m2 some traffic) Spread rate g/m2 Before Light Snow Dry 40 Dry 20 Before Moderate to Dry 20 - 40 Dry 40 Heavy Snow Freezing Rain (Before , Dry 40 or 2 x 20 even if dry, during and after) During Snow (No ice or Dry 20 Dry 20 snow) During Snow (Ice or Dry 20 Dry 20 compact Snow) likely to be compacted by traffic During Snow (Ice or N/A N/A compact Snow) likely to be cleared by ploughing Slush treatment before Dry 40 Dry 40 when freeze is forecast Pre-wet 48 Pre-wet 48 Thin ice when Road Dry 40 Dry 20 and Air temp higher Pre-wet 48 Pre-wet 48 than -5 Thin ice when Road or Dry 40 with a 50:50 Dry 40 with a 50:50 salt Air Temp at or under -5 salt abrasives mix abrasives mix Post Snow (Compact Initially Dry 40 with a Initially Dry 40 with a Snow and Ice) 1 to 50:50 salt abrasives 50:50 salt abrasives mix 5mm mix Successive Dry 20 with a Successive Dry 20 50:50 salt abrasives mix with a 50:50 salt abrasives mix Post Snow (Compact Initially Dry 40 Initially Dry 40 abrasives Snow and Ice) more abrasives Successive Successive Dry 20 than 5mm Dry 20 abrasives abrasives Post Snow (Compact Dry 20 with a 50:50 Dry 20 with a 50:50 salt snow and ice is being salt abrasives mix abrasives mix broken up my traffic) more than 5mm Advice from NWSRG Practical Guide for Winter Service Treatments for Snow and Ice 4.1. Treatment to take into account the salt left on surface from previous treatments. 4 4.2. Treatment to take into account changes in surface such as moisture and temperature along the routes. 4.3. Where rain is expected before freezing then treat once rain stops. 5. Grit Bins 5.1. The criteria for grit bin placement are: 5.2. Grit box positions are assessed individually and the following considered: • Altitude – locations at high altitude are at greater risk of freezing, • Highway gradient – steeper gradients are more problematic in slippery conditions and • Nature of properties served e.g. hospitals, care homes, sheltered accommodation, and community centres. 5.3. Grit bins will be replenished as necessary throughout the winter maintenance period. Grit bins will be labelled clearly advising the public that the contents of the bin are for use by the public on the public highway only and is not for use on private land and providing a contact number and an asset number to report bins that need to be refilled. Where grit bins are abused other possible actions will have to be considered. 6. Useful Contact Numbers Contact Centre no. 01612176111 Press Office: 0161 474 3050 5 PLEASE NOTE: all routes and bin locations are being reviewed in relation to the review of the functional network hierarchy 2018. Therefore they have not been included for signoff with this plan. The Current routes and grit locations can be found on line at https://www.stockport.gov.uk/gritting-roads-and-footpaths 6 Section 1 - Carriageway Routes 2018 PRIORITY ROUTE 1: - TRAVIS BROW TO GEORGES ROAD GEORGES ROAD A6 TO MANCHESTER BOUNDARY CROSSLEY ROAD TO BOUNDARY A6 TO DISLEY BOUNDARY (INC OLD A6 ROAD) A6 TO MACCLESFIELD ROAD MACCLESFIELD ROAD TO POYNTON BOUNDARY A6 TO GEORGES ROAD BELMONT WAY INCLUDING ROUNDABOUT LANCASHIRE HILL GREAT EGERTON STREET INCLUDING ROUNDABOUT KNIGHTSBRIDGE GREAT PORTWOOD STREET INCLUDING ROUNDABOUT CROOKILEY WAY INCLUDING BOTH ROUNDABOUTS CROOKILEY WAY BACK TO PORTWOOD CARRINGTON ROAD STOCKPORT ROAD WEST STOCKPORT ROAD EAST HYDE ROAD TO BOUNDARY ASHTON ROAD TO DENTON BOUNDARY LINGARD LANE BRINNINGTON ROAD TIVIOT WAY MANCHESTER ROAD INCLUDING SLIP ROAD BROADSTONE ROAD GORTON ROAD TO STATION ROAD STATION ROAD GORTON ROAD TO BOUNDARY THORNLEY LANE SOUTH WINDMILL LANE TO GORTON ROAD (VIA MILL LANE) LONGFORD ROAD WEST TO BOUNDARY HARROGATE ROAD & HOULDSWORTH STREET LONGFORD ROAD TO MIILL LANE REDDISH ROAD SANDY LANE RETURN TO BELMONT WAY, GRIT SLIP ROAD TO A6 7 PRIORITY ROUTE 2: - STOCKPORT ROAD INCLUDING ALL ROUNDABOUTS TO MANCHESTER ROAD MANCHESTER ROAD TO BOUNDARY A34 FROM MERSEY BRIDGE TO CHESHIRE BOUNDARY INC ROUNDABOUTS & EXCLUDING SCHOOLS HILL A34 FROM CHESHIRE BOUNDARY TO MANCHESTER BOUNDARY HIGH STREET GATLEY ROAD NORTHENDEN ROAD PARK ROAD CHURCH ROAD STYAL ROAD FINNEY LANE TO JOHN LEWIS ROUNDABOUT (VIA WILMSLOW ROAD) ETCHELLS ROAD TURVES ROAD CHEADLE ROAD SCHOOLS HILL & ROUNDABOUT AND TO JOHN LEWIS ROUNDABOUT SCHOOLS HILL DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WILMSLOW ROAD TO BROADWAY BROADWAY TO A34 WILMSLOW ROAD TO HIGH STREET BROADWAY TO WILMSLOW ROAD INC ISLANDS – SLIP ROUTES WILMSLOW ROAD TO HANDFORTH BOUNDARY STANLEY ROAD TO FIRST ROUNDABOUT SCHOOLS HILL ROUNDABOUT NORTHBOUND OFF AND ON SLIP ROADS 8 PRIORITY ROUTE 3: - COUNCILLOR LANE, TRAVEL TO A34 ON & OFF RAMP AT SCHOOLS HILL ROUNDABOUT GROVE LANE HALL MOSS LANE MOOR LANE CHESTER ROAD TO BOUNDARY DEANWATER CHESTER ROAD TO POYNTON BOUNDARY WOODFORD ROAD MOSS LANE ACRE LANE JENNY LANE BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH TO AND INCLUDING ROUNDABOUT BRIDGE LANE JACKSONS LANE DEAN LANE CHESTER ROAD, TURN RIGHT TO GRUNDEY ST GRIT TO A6 CHESTER ROAD TO JACKSONS LANE BRAMHALL MOOR LANE TO A6, RETURN TO CHESTER ROAD CHESTER ROAD TO POYNTON BOUNDARY ACK LANE EAST ACK LANE WEST RAVENOAK ROAD MANOR ROAD CARRWOOD ROAD TO BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH STATION ROAD, CHEADLE HULME MELLOR ROAD ALBERT ROAD HULME HALL ROAD CHURCH ROAD GILLBENT ROAD 9 PRIORITY ROUTE 4: - MILLGATE CHURCHGATE SPRING GARDENS HALL STREET OFFERTON LANE MARPLE ROAD STOCKPORT ROAD STATION ROAD BRABYNS BROW LOWER FOLD GLOSSOP ROAD TO BOUNDARY ARKWRIGHT ROAD STRINES ROAD TO BOUNDARY & STATION ROAD STRINES ROAD FROM ARKWRIGHT ROAD STOCKPORT ROAD TO STATION ROAD HOLLINS LANE OLDKNOW ROAD COMPSTALL ROAD ANDREW LANE COMPSTALL BROW COWLISHAW BROW COMPSTALL ROAD STOCKPORT ROAD SCHOOL BROW BERRYCROFT LANE HARRY TOWN BREDBURY GREEN GORSEY BROW HIGHER BENTS LANE LOWER BENTS LANE GEORGE LANE BARRACK HILL HATHERLOW OTTERSPOOL ROAD DOOLEY LANE OFFERTON ROAD TORKINGTON ROAD TO A6 10 PRIORITY ROUTE 5:- BIRDHALL LANE EDGELEY ROAD STOCKPORT ROAD / BRINKSWAY HOLLYWOOD WAY & YEW STREET J1 ROUNDABOUT CHESTERGATE TO KING STREET WEST WOOD STREET EDGELEY ROAD - MORRISONS TO A6 (VIA GREEK STREET) EDWARD STREET WATERLOO ROAD HOPES CARR HIGHER HILLGATE / MIDDLE HILLGATE BRAMHALL LANE BRAMHALL LANE SOUTH. TO ROUNDABOUT AT B/PARK LADYBRIDGE ROAD ADSWOOD ROAD LOWFIELD ROAD LONGSHUT LANE HEMPSHAW LANE ST.MARYS WAY (BOTH SIDES) LONGSHUT LANE WEST SHAW HEATH KING STREET WEST HEATON LANE GEORGES RD TO RDBT TRAVIS BROW DIDSBURY ROAD BURNAGE LANE TO BOUNDARY KINGSLEIGH ROAD MAULDETH ROAD BANKHALL ROAD (DIDSBURY ROAD TO MOORSIDE ROAD) MOORSIDE ROAD THORNFIELD ROAD HEATON MOOR ROAD SCHOOL LANE WHITEHILL STREET WEST HAIGH AVENUE BROADSTONE HALL ROAD SOUTH (HAIGH AVE TO GREG ST) HIBBERT STREET GREG STREET NELSTROP ROAD CARNFORTH ROAD MARBURY ROAD KESWICK ROAD SHAW HEATH (LONGSHUT LANE TO BRAMHALL LANE VIA CALE GREEN) ADSWOOD LANE EAST ADSWOOD LANE WEST 11 GARNERS LANE WOODSMOOR LANE (DO NOT CROSS RAILWAY CROSSING) MOORLAND ROAD KENNERLEY ROAD PRIORITY ROUTE 6: - LEYLAND STREET LITTLE EGERTON STREET BRIDGE STREET – BOLLARDS GREAT UNDERBANK – BOLLARDS CHESTERGATE – BOLLARDS DAW BANK TO VIADUCT STREET BUS STATION – ALL LANES ROCK ROW ST PETERSGATE – PART HIGH STREET WELLINGTON STREET (HIGH ST TO CHURCHGATE) MARKET PLACE LOWER HILLGATE – BOLLARDS LITTLE UNDERBANK HILLGATE TO EDWARD STREET PICCADILLY TO PETERSGATE DUKE STREET REST OF PETERSGATE TO A6 WELLINGTON STREET TO HOPES CARR RAILWAY ROAD AND STATION ROAD EXCHANGE STREET MERSEY SQUARE VIA BUS STATION PORT STREET BRIDGEFIELD STREET WARREN STREET CORPORATION STREET NEWBRIDGE LANE BREDBURY PARKWAY MIDDLESEX ROAD THE LINK NORTHWAY BLACKBERRY LANE INCLUDING BUS TERMINUS NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD NEW ZEALAND ROAD 12 PRIORITY ROUTE 7:- DELAMERE ROAD, GATLEY SILVERDALE ROAD FOXLAND ROAD (PART) ST ANNES ROAD NORTH BROWN LANE OUTWOOD ROAD (ALL) CROSS ROAD BOLSHAW ROAD HIGHFIELD ROAD, CHEADLE HEATHBANK ROAD QUEENS ROAD BUCKINGHAM ROAD ORRISHMERE ROAD QUEENS ROAD TO WEAK BRIDGE