The gritters are set to make their way out across Milton Keynes again this evening as freezing temperatures continue.
This morning, the city woke up to snow after temperatures plummeted in Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes City Council say the gritters will be out across the city from 6pm, spreading salt across priority routes in MK.
This evening (12 December), the gritters will be covering the Priority 1 route which includes the busy grid roads, bus routes and main access roads.
The highways team routes uses 9 lorries each time it salts the priority 1 routes, meaning it takes around 3 hours to complete.
Tomorrow morning (13 December), Priority 2 routes will be covered, which includes access roads to health services, schools, retail and industrial areas. Priority 2 salting routes are salted when there is more extreme weather and is usually carried out during the daylight hours and only once priority 1 routes are clear.
Priority 3 routes, which includes other roads not in routes 1 and 2 are rarely covered except for in extreme cases, when there is heavy snow for long periods.
You can view a full map of Priority 1 and Priority 2 routes by clicking here under the 'winter maintenence' tab.
The city has over 400 salt bins (yellow or grey) located at various points for the use of residents.
More information on gritting can be found here
