Snow, ice and grit

12.00.00am GMT Sat 9th Jan 2010

There's been a lot of comment on the road and pavement gritting policies of local councils in the past few days now that the snow is turning to ice in many areas.

This is the latest information:

• Gritting is being done on a 'London resilience' basis - what that means is that all A and B roads (anything coloured yellow, red, orange on a map) should be gritted. A small numbers of others, on bus routes, and required for emergency service access, are also being done.

• In Lewisham, street sweepers are using shovels where possible, but no grit is being put on pavements, in order to conserve supplies.

• The only way roads not currently being gritted will be added to the list is at the request of emergency services.

Lewisham residents can find out more here: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents/News/WeatherConditions.htm

Bromley residents can find out more here: http://www.bromley.gov.uk/transportandstreets/winter_gritting_operations.htm