East Renfrewshire Council have provided some useful information during this period of wintry showers. Below is all the details.
With the winter now here, East Renfrewshire Council has geared up for cold weather affecting our local streets and roads. Our aim is to keep road users moving as much as possible, come sleet, ice, heavy rain or even snow.
Our depot in Thornliebank has a salt barn, to keep salt dry and in good condition. You can pick up salt from the depot for your personal use, although you’ll need to bring your own container, or from any of the 208 grit bins spread across East Renfrewshire.
Specialist weather forecasts alert the council to any severe weather on the way. And local roads are treated before freezing temperatures start.
Roads in East Renfrewshire are treated during winter by priority:
main roads such as A727 East Kilbride Road or A736 Lochlibo Road.
access to fire stations.
bus routes to schools.
main bus routes.
routes to local employment areas.
Not every road can be included in the priority routes, especially as there are 463km of roads in East Renfrewshire - that’s enough to go from here to Edinburgh and back three times. If there is heavy snow or long spells of icy weather, when the priority routes are done, our aim is to work through the ones that are left as soon as we can.
We will continue to use specialised footpath salt spreading and snow clearing equipment. This will treat our footways starting with shopping areas and moving to other areas near elderly homes or sheltered housing during severe weather.
Our top tips for drivers
During icy or snowy weather, you should:
keep your windscreen clear;
reduce speed;
brake gently;
increase the gap between you and the car in front;
use dipped headlights when visibility is poor;
use the highest gear possible;
avoid hills if possible, and
take care all of the time.
Our top tips for pedestrians
During icy or snowy weather, you should:
wear sensible footwear;
don’t go out unless you need to;
wrap up warmly, and
take care all of the time
Although the council looks after the vast majority of local roads we don’t deal with any of the M77 from Malletsheugh towards Kilmarnock, or the new Glasgow Southern Orbital route A726. These are looked after by the private contractors Amey and Connect.
You can contact the council on 0141 577 3417/3001 during office hours.
Fax 0141 577 3414 or phone 0800 373 635 out of office hours
You can contact Amey or Connect for the M77 and the GSO A726 on 0800 028 1414.
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Winter travel in East Renfrewshire
22 December 2009