Clearing footways

Surrey do not routinely grit footways (paths and pavements). There are over 6,500 miles of roads and footways in Surrey. To make the best use of our resources, we prioritise treating roads. Footways often clear without specific treatment by the time that roads have been gritted.

However, when there are accumulations of snow, we do try to clear footways in towns and those areas serving hospitals.

Footways will be cleared of snow in order of priority and only after the roads have been cleared. The number of footways cleared will depend on a number of factors.  These factors include:

• the duration and severity of the weather
• the availability of grit
• and availability of manpower.

Priority 1: Main town centres footways. These will be cleared first.

Priority 2: Town centre and links to main transport hubs. These will only be cleared after Priority 1 footways have been cleared.

Priority 3 and 4: Footways outside schools and shopping parades. These will only be cleared after Priority 1 and 2 footways have been cleared.