Footway winter maintenance
What to do in severe weather conditions
Scottish Borders Council's winter service plan 2011-12
Winter maintenance
Address: Council Headquarters Newtown St. Boswells Melrose TD6 0SA
Tel: 0300 100 1800
We run a priority system for road and footway treatment within the Scottish Borders. Footways within main towns are our first treatment priority. These include main shopping areas and key routes to:
- town centres
- medical centres
- schools
- public buildings.
Main pedestrian routes to residential areas and steep hills within housing developments will be treated before the council begins treating the rest of the footway network.
Primary footway routes
Primary footway routes cover the main towns in the Scottish Borders and are the first to be treated when severe weather conditions are forecast. Primary footway routes will be be pre-salted where possible when snowy conditions are forecast.
Secondary footway routes
Secondary footway routes are all other maintained footways in the Scottish Borders. Secondary footway routes are treated when no further treatment of primary footway routes are required.
