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Jan 2022
New gritter tracker shows which roads in Harrogate district are being treated
An online gritter tracker for North Yorkshire has been launched to help drivers plan their journeys.
The service by North Yorkshire County Council shows people in real time where gritters are being deployed on the authority’s priority routes and where they have been during the preceding 10 hours.
Any gritting will disappear after 10 hours to avoid confusing previous treatments with recent or current ones.
Cllr Don Mackenzie, executive county councillor for access, said:
You can view the online tracker here.
The online gritter map showing the roads treated in Harrogate in the previous 10 hours.
True grit – facts about North Yorkshire gritters
- With an annual gritting budget of £6 million, the county council grits 4,440km of road and make 6,687 runs in a typical year. Around 6,287 routes were treated last year.
- The county’s gritters are responsible for one of England’s largest road networks.
- With 86 gritters, 107 farm contractors, five road snowblowers and seven footway snowblowers at its disposal, the county council is able to treat roads between October and April.
- 55,000 tonnes of salt is stocked in preparation for winter and the authority has 14 weather camera set up to keep an eye on the roads.
- Crews are on call 24 hours a day and are usually out at 5am to grit the county’s road network.
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