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Posts- Birmingham snow response and warning (Dec 22/23) December 22, 2010All routes to be treated from around 03:30 (Dec 23). We would ask people to consider their own personal preparedness ie dressing in warm clothing; safe driving ie making sure their windscreens are clear; and good neighbourliness ie keeping an eye on those who might be older or more vulnerable. Weather disruption round-up – http://weather-disruption.bir […]Press Office
- Birmingham City Council inundated with repairs calls December 22, 2010Birmingham City Council has revealed it is still dealing with more than double the number of calls to its repairs contact centre compared with this time last year, as the temperatures remain below zero and the snow continues to fall. During last weekend when the snow gripped the city almost 2,700 calls were made, compared [...]Press Office
- A brief science of gritting and ploughing December 22, 2010Although the process of road salting is referred to as gritting there is in fact little or no grit involved. What is actually spread on the roads is mined rock salt (Sodium Chloride) of a size and composition for road use. Rock salt was first used for the purposes of winter road maintenance in the [...]Press Office
- Inaccurate media reporting of council salt supplies December 22, 2010A claim that the council placed a ‘reduced order’ of salt this year compared to last is categorically untrue. So far this year, the amount of salt either used, in stock or on order is 18,000 tonnes. Further orders will be made as necessary. The council ‘batch orders’ salt, so the 6,900 tonnes mentioned in [...]Press Office
- Birmingham gritting alert (Dec 21) December 21, 2010All routes to be treated from 19:00. We would ask people to consider their own personal preparedness ie dressing in warm clothing; safe driving ie making sure their windscreens are clear; and good neighbourliness ie keeping an eye on those who might be older or more vulnerable. Weather disruption round-up – http://weather-disruption.birmingham.gov.uk […]Press Office
- Birmingham snow response and warning (Dec 20) December 20, 2010Snow ploughs have been out throughout the day and will continue to clear the network. Gritting: All routes to be treated from 14:00 in preparation for the evening peak traffic. We would ask people to consider their own personal preparedness ie dressing in warm clothing; safe driving ie making sure their windscreens are clear; and [...]Press Office
- Winter weather statement December 20, 2010Statement on Birmingham City Council response to adverse weather: Issued on Monday 20 December 2010 Cllr Paul Tilsley, Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council, said: “All A (radial) roads, B roads and all major bus routes have been gritted at least five times since Friday night. We have an agreed hierarchy of gritting for a [...]Press Office
- Birmingham gritting alerts December 20, 2010The www.birminghamnewsroom.com server has been unstable throughout the day so to ensure vital information remains available, gritting alerts will also be posted here.Press Office
- Birmingham gritting alert – Dec 6 December 6, 2010Precautionary treatment of all routes from 20:00. Local volunteers from the Open Street Map project have kindly mapped gritting routes onto their map. While we can accept no liability for any errors, we’re very grateful to them for their contribution. You can view the gritting map by visiting: http://mappa-mercia.org/gritting-map.shtml Weather Updates […]Press Office
- LED revolution to light up Birmingham November 26, 2010A groundbreaking programme to replace more than 95,000 street lights in Birmingham with state-of-the-art Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology which will cut carbon emissions and improve safety is to be launched this week. The cutting edge lights will not only reduce carbon emissions by up to 50% and be brighter than traditional lights, but they [...]Press Office
- Birmingham snow response and warning (Dec 22/23) December 22, 2010
