Highland Council winter road condition reports for 15 January 2013.

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 Tuesday 15 January 2013 are as follows:

South Sutherland and East Ross 
All roads affected by ice some high rotes have a light dusting of snow. All routes passable with care. Posted: 15/01/2013 09:48

Badenoch and Strathspey
1-2cm of fresh snow in the south of the area 5-6cm in the north gritting and scraping by prority.  Posted: 15/01/2013 09:18

Caithness and North Sutherland
Hard frost with icy patches, black ice in places and a light dusting of snow on some routes. Treating all routes in priority order. Posted: 15/01/2013 08:47

Ross and Cromarty
Little fresh snow on west coast high routes. Many icy patches reported. Continuing treatment by priority. Posted: 15/01/2013 08:47

Nairn
Covering of snow on higher roads, icy on lower roads. Treating all roads and footpaths. Posted: 15/01/2013 08:36

Lochaber
Mixture of frost and ice across the area most priority routes treated. Posted: 15/01/2013 08:11

Skye and Lochalsh
Icy roads and lower road surface temperatures in the North end of Skye (not forecast). Called extra gritters out to deal with icy priority 2 routes. Posted: 15/01/2013 08:11

Inverness 
Low roads wet, dusting of snow on high roads, 2" snow cover on highest roads, all roads gritted, plus bladed where required. Posted: 15/01/2013 07:29