Winter Gritting Routes
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Winter Gritting Map 2011 - 2012
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SERVICE LIMITATIONS
Despite the resources that are applied to providing the winter service, ice-free roads cannot be guaranteed. The motorist should remember the following:
- Approximately 90% of roads are NOT routinely salted.
· In Ireland there are a high proportion of marginal nights when temperatures are very close to zero. This makes it more difficult to accurately predict frost than in colder countries. As a consequence Met Eireann can only guarantee 80% accuracy in their forecasts.
· It can take up to 3 hours to salt a route, so any journey may start or end on an untreated section of the route.
· In heavy rain, salt can be washed away and the wet surface may subsequently freeze if the temperature falls below zero.
· In cases of extended severe weather events, the network salted may have to be reduced to Priority 1 routes.
Download a PDF map of Meath County Council's Winter Gritting Routes at the link below:
Winter Gritting routes 2011-2012 pdf, 1,011kb
Winter Maintenance Schedule
Meath County Council provides the following winter service:
- 24/7 monitoring of road conditions from the middle of October until the end of April, using detailed predictions provided by Met Eireann, roadside weather stations, and ice prediction software.
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A fleet of 10 dedicated spreaders is used to spread salt on a strategic network of over 500 kilometers of Priority 1 & 2 roads whenever road frosts are forecast. This network is detailed in the attached map.
- 6 lorry-mounted snow ploughs for use during significant snow/sleet conditions.
- M1 (Dublin-Belfast), M3 (Clonee-Kells) and M4 (Dublin-Sligo/Galway) taken care of by private entities – Priority 1 routes.
Funding for the salting of the National Road network is provided to Meath County Council by the NRA. Meath County Council makes limited resources available from the Council’s own maintenance funds for the salting of approximately half of the regional routes. In exceptional circumstances other stretches may be salted when assessed on a case by case basis – priority 3. Our resources are fully utilised – there are no plans to increase resources at present.
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Route Designation
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Description
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Level of Service
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Priority 1
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All National Primary and National Secondary routes within Meath.
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To be treated during all weather events
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Priority 2
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Part of the 50% of all Regional Roads as shown on the Winter Gritting Map 2011-2012.
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To be treated as part of the normal winter service but may have interruptions to treatment in certain severe weather events
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Priority 3
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Additional Routes: R-150 from the Louth border ( Marsh Road) through Mornington/Bettystown/Laytown to the junction with the R-132 at Julianstown. Also the L-1611-0-/L-5614-0 from its junction with the R-132 at Colpe to its junction with the R-150 in Mornington. See attached Winter Gritting map 2011-2012.
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Not treated as part of the normal winter service but may receive intermittent treatment during certain severe weather events
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Treatment Route
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Priority 1
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Priority 2
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Priority 3
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Mobilisation Time
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1 hr
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1 hr
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When possible
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Treatment Time
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2 hr
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4 hrs
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When possible
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