Winter Maintenance forms an integral part of the highway maintenance function and as a highway authority
Solihull MBC has a budget in the region of £360,000 per year on salting and snow clearing operations. Most of
this money is spent on salting, either pre-salting to prevent the build-up of ice, or post salting to disperse ice
that has already formed.
Although there are times during a winter when a true emergency exists, occasioned by heavy or drifting snow,
most winter maintenance operations can be planned in a systematic manner. The extent of this planning will
be dependent upon the severity of a typical average winter.
This Plan sets out standards for the treatment of the Borough’s roads under the varying conditions of ice and
snow and sets out a framework of good practice within which the winter maintenance operation is managed.
The plan describes the rational for when and where gritting takes place, the location of grit bins and the decision making process.
The service plan can be read here:
