Bolton Council is committed to providing an efficient winter maintenance service, allowing traffic to travel around the borough safely with minimum disruption.
The council is also committed to treating as many roads as practicable to remove and prevent the formation of snow and ice on the road surface.
Bolton Council carries out gritting on 510kms (317 miles) of main traffic routes. We have 11 gritting vehicles and 18 staff on standby with an extra 9 staff in reserve, ready to take immediate action during adverse weather. Gritting priority is given to types of roads/routes and are based upon the recommendations contained in a National Code of Practice.
- Priority A - Strategic routes and principal roads, important classified roads and bus routes.
- Priority B - All other classified roads, important unclassified roads and bus routes.
The maps below show our main gritting routes and grit-bin locations, please use the map controls to pan around and zoom in to see more detailed information. You can also download localised maps from the Download section to the right of this page.
Gritting routes
Grit bin locations
The gritting forecast shown on the homepage of our website is for a 24hr period starting from the 'Last Update' given.
In the event of a significant weather change, the appropriate action will be taken regardless of any prior warnings made.