Residents have been taking to social media to praise the gritting teams after a week of freezing temperatures.
On Monday morning (12 December), residents in Milton Keynes woke up to a blanket of snow across the city and temperatures have remained below zero all week.
The gritting crews were out overnight and again this morning covering the Priority 1 and 2 routes with the lowest temperature recorded by Milton Keynes City Council as minus 12 degrees.
Residents have been taking to social media to thank the Ringway workers for their efforts over the past week.
"Thanks for your hard work - the roads were so clear this morning," one resident wrote.
Another said: "Just like to praise the gritters...the main roads were great at 9am this morning...well done to all involved."
One resident praised the teams for 'making journeys that carers have to make so much easier'.
The gritter's Priority 1 route 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.
The Priority 2 routes, which are usually covered in the morning, 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
