Nine crews from Dublin City Council spread 150 tonnes of salt across 300 kilometres of the road network in the early hours of this morning.
Staff were out between 2.30am and 6.30am as part of the council's Winter Maintenance Plan in place ahead of the expected bad weather.
Management say the council's salt barns are full to capacity and gritting lorries, snowploughs and operational staff from the Roads Division are on standby.
Forecasts
Dublin City Council has been closely monitoring weather forecasts over the past few days and has a Winter Maintenance Plan in place for the bad weather expected over the next 24 to 48 hours.
"Our salt barns are full to capacity. Our gritting lorries, snowploughs and operational staff from our Roads Division are on standby and ready to be called into action. In the event of freezing temperatures, ice and snow, we will treat 300km of our main roads across the City and will be working to keep these clear of snow and ice. We will have a 24 hour presence on our road network, to ensure operational continuity throughout any prolonged period of poor weather."
Gritting
Crews from Road Maintenance Services have been gritting roads every night this week. Nine crews spread c.150 tonnes of salt across 300km of the road network between the hours of 2:30am and 6:30am this morning.
The council is advising all road users, including cyclists, to take care on the roads and slow down.
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) has activated its Extreme Weather Protocol and has coordinated and implemented contingency plans that will operate for the duration of the current Met Éireann Weather Advisory. There is spare accommodation capacity every night, however if the weather deteriorates further, the DRHE has additional contingency beds ready to come into operation. DCC, in collaboration with the HSE and Peter McVerry Trust (PMVT), implemented additional measures to manage the impact of COVID19 for the duration of this severe weather to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected.
