Havering Council state they are winter ready.

Havering Council’s gritters rolled out for the first time recently when temperatures dropped below zero. The crew treated main routes around the borough with salt in order to keep everyone moving and help make conditions safer.

The Council’s winter roads maintenance service also have vehicles ready for snow or ice should it arrive and a snow plough ready to clear roads, while the street cleaning team will continue to do their best to keep pavements and bridges as clear as possible in severe cold weather.We’ve got:

• four gritting lorries on stand-by
• 2,000 tonnes of salt in our depot – enough to grit up to over 380 miles of roads and sufficient for almost three weeks of continuous snowfall
• a team of winter heroes on-call 24/7including weekends.

When Havering is hit with severe cold weather, as many roads as possible will be salted, with priority given to main roads, bus routes and roads linking motorways and hospitals.

Once priority roads are clear, the team will look at other roads (secondary routes) so that scheduled rubbish collections can still take place.

The roads are just one area that the Council is focusing on, it also has information and advice on keeping warm and healthy and tips to look out for vulnerable relatives and neighbours during times of adverse weather.

There is also information on where to report concerns over rough sleepers and how they can get help and support, plus guidance on staying safe both at home and around the borough.

Councillor Ray Morgon, Leader of Havering Council, said: 

“Winter is coming but we’ve got it covered. We have teams on stand-by 24 hours a day to make sure we keep the borough moving, in the cold weather.

“Our staff have the tools and commitment to respond quickly to weather warnings to make sure our residents can get on with their lives safely and with as little disruption as possible.

“The Council also has a wealth of useful information on our website to make sure residents know how to stay warm and healthy through the coming months.”

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