Appendix 2a - Winter Maintenance- Level Of Service & Priority Systems 2023 – 2024 (Carriageways)
Perth and Kinross Council · 1 November 2023
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Appendix 2a WINTER MAINTENANCE- LEVEL OF SERVICE & PRIORITY SYSTEMS 2023 – 2024 (CARRIAGEWAYS) Category Nightshift routes Definition The most important strategic routes. City routes plus early morning bus service routes in the Perth area. The A93 South of Blairgowrie, the A94 between Meigle and Perth and the A923 between Blairgowrie and Tullybaccart. Kinross area A class road and Crieff / Auchterarder areas A class roads. Routes (examples) A class roads network and early morning bus routes in the Perth area Important road links in Kinorss, Crieff, Blairgowrie and Highland Perthshire areas Length (km) Indicative Only 320 estimate Hours of Cover Commence Friday night 23:30 - 08:00 through December, January and February. As per category 1a route cover times outwith this period Service Provided In ice and snow conditions or pre-salted when ice or snow is forecast and roads are not dry. 1a Other strategic routes carrying large volumes of traffic and connecting main centres of population outwith the Perth area A977, A91, A913, A926, A827 Aberfeldy – Ballinluig A822 Crieff – Greenloaning A924 through Pitlochry 220 Until 21:00 all days. In the full cover period, complete morning de-icing by 07:30 (09:00 on Sundays and nationally recognised public holidays) In ice and snow conditions or pre-salted when ice or snow is forecast and roads are not dry. 1b Other strategic routes connecting larger communities and other main rural roads. Roads leading to important or sensitive locations such as hospitals or fire stations.* A93 Blairgowrie – Glenshee A923 Blairgowrie - Dunkeld A827 Aberfeldy - Killin A822 Crieff - Dunkeld A823 (part), A824 (part), A912 B996, B9097,B9099,B996 etc. 370 estimate Until 21:00 all days. In the full cover period, complete morning de-icing by 07:30 (09:00 on Sundays and nationally recognised public holidays) ** In ice and snow conditions or pre-salted when ice or snow is forecast and roads are not dry. In severe snow conditions, Category 1b routes will be treated after Category 1a 2 More minor rural roads serving small settlements or a significant number of rural properties. Secondary distributor/local roads in settlements. Other urban or rural roads with special difficulties such as steep gradients.* 1310 08:00-15:00 Monday –Friday Excluding public holidays In ice and snow conditions only, no pre-salting 3 Rural roads serving no or small numbers of isolated properties. Local access roads in settlements within easy reach of local distributor roads. This will include most residential streets with only local traffic 210 Not applicable Not normally treated unless there is hard, packed rutted snow on these roads with road surface temperatures below zero and treatment of all other categories has been completed 4 Rural public roads serving no habitation which because of their altitude, alignment and width cannot reasonably and safely be treated using normal winter maintenance plant. Private (unadopted) roads which is not the responsibility of a Council service and which are not considered to have a wider community use. U159 Kenmore – Garrows (Kenmore Hill). U161 Bridge of Balgie – A827 at Loch Tay. 8 14 Not treated Not treated. Service Bus routes have been included as far as practicable with available resources in categories 1a , 1b & 2 to ensure their comprehensive coverage. Coverage through to 21:00 not always possible due to operational driver hours requiring to be contained within a 11 hour statutory maximum