Winter weather

Our teams are working hard to keep the city moving and residents safe.

Our gritters have been out all week and will continue depending on the weather conditions and forecast

We also have contractors hand clearing snow in areas most affected by the severe weather. This includes:

• Bevendean
• Woodingdean
• Mile Oak

Our teams are going to continue gritting roads throughout today.

They will concentrate on carriageways first and then footways. We are also replenishing stocks in grit bins

We grit around 156 miles of road around the city.

We prioritise our:

• main A roads and most B roads
• bus routes
• links to schools
• roads that lead to hospitals or are key for emergency services

It is important to remember that gritting a road cannot guarantee it will be free of ice. 

We ask that if you have to travel today, take extra care and drive to the conditions.

Snow and ice affecting recycling and refuse collections 

There will be disruption to some collections today. This is due to snow and ice making access to some areas difficult.

We will be keeping the situation under review while conditions remain icy. We will be checking whether we can access roads safely.

Crews will also be continuing gritting rounds today. 

Leave your bins out and we will update this page with any further information.