For the 9th consecutive day, gritters will be out in force across the Island this afternoon (Wednesday) as the team at Island Roads continue to help make the roads safer for vehicle users.
Treatment on the precautionary route and bridge decks at 16:00 this afternoon as well as 05:00 tomorrow morning (Thursday).
As well as treating the gritting routes, a boost on any of the wet spots will that have developed will be undertaken too.
Island Roads has advised drivers to drive according to the weather conditions.
To find a list of all the Island's gritting routes, you can visit our dedicated Isle of Wight Gritting Routes & Winter Maintenance page.
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Appreciate the effort guys but not really needed. Theres no snow.
It’s not for snow, it’s to help stop the freezing and clear the ice.
Where does it say anything about snow. Gritting is to help your vehicle grip the road in icy conditions.
Gritting stops ice forming on road surfaces.
Gritting stops ice forming on road surfaces.
I think most people know that gritting stops ice forming on road surfaces.
Most people know that gritting stops ice forming on road surfaces.
But why, for Guiness book of records as no snow here.
Where ? Haven’t seen anything in the West Wight and the recent accidents suggest ….no grit ..
No truth from Island Roads again .. do they only grit where councillors live ??