SCOTLAND’S trunk roads will be serviced by a fully refreshed fleet of gritters this winter. With new network management contracts in place for the north west and north east units, it means the entire gritter fleet has now been replaced as part of the improved winter service.
Gritter numbers are maintained at a record high of 240, said the Scottish Government that also confirmed: “Salt barns are full with almost 467,000 tonnes which is more than was used across both Scotland’s trunk and local roads last winter.”
