FOI Request - Gritting Decision Records and Road Surface Temperature Data
Request 101003974216
Please provide the following information in relation to gritting
decisions made during the winters of 2023/24 and 2024/25 (October to
March in each case):
1. Any records or logs of road surface temperature (RST) readings at
the time gritting decisions were made, or the forecast RST data used
to justify treatment decisions
2. The decision records or treatment logs showing which routes were
treated, on which dates, and the stated reason or temperature
justification for each treatment
3. Any records showing occasions on which a gritting run was
authorised at a forecast or actual road surface temperature above 1°C
(the stated threshold in the Winter Service Operational Plan), and the
justification for treatment above this threshold
4. The names or roles of officers authorised to make gritting
deployment decisions