Foreword

Dealing with harsh winter conditions are not new to Scottish roads authorities and thanks must be given to the many men and women that work through often horrendous conditions to keep our road network open for the transport of goods, tourism, health and education services. The winter of 2009/10 was exceptional however and was the coldest for nearly 50 years. Despite this Scottish road authorities coped very well last winter with conditions which affected the whole UK. The supply of salt for de-icing was particularly affected and stocks run very low. The Scottish Salt Group undertook a review of procedures and has made a number of recommendations to make our winter service even better. Dealing with winter requires us all to work together and we will jointly implement the recommendations of this review.

Scottish Salt Group