Highland Council winter road condition reports for 13 December 2012.

The Highland Council’s snow clearing / gritting route policies and area maps are online for 2012/13 at http://www.highland.gov.uk/gritting.htm.

Road condition and gritting treatment reports by The Highland Council’s, Transport, Environmental and Community Services for the morning of Thursday 13 December 2012 are as follows:

Badenoch and Strathspey
Roads checked. No action, salt levels high, roads damp. Posted: 13/12/2012 10:08

Skye and Lochalsh
Treating all priority 1, 2 and 3 routes with 20g ahead of sleet and snow forecast to arrive between 11am - 12noon. Risk of freezing rain and light snow showers this afternoon until early evening and remaining very cold. No reported problems on main priorities so far this morning. Posted: 13/12/2012 09:37

Mid and West Ross
Very cold and frosty throughout area. All routes being patrolled and treated where necessary. Posted: 13/12/2012 09:22

Lochaber
Still some ice and hoar frost across the area. Primary routes salted in anticipation of snow coming in along the west coast. Posted: 13/12/2012 09:03

South Sutherland and Easter Ross
Widespread hoar frost affecting whole area and a light dusting of snow on higher routes all routes being treated in priority order. Posted: 13/12/2012 08:34

Nairn
Roads damp with salt, no action required. Posted: 13/12/2012 08

Caithness and North Sutherland
Widespread severe hoar frost with dusting of frozen snow over higher routes. Many icy stretches after overnight wintry showers. Treating all routes with sand/salt mix as road surface temperatures are around -5 degrees and unlikely to warm up by much through the day. Posted: 13/12/2012 08:18

Inverness
Roads generally dry/damp treating rural priority 1, 2 and 3 routes in anticipation of snow late morning early afternoon. Posted: 13/12/2012 06:32