Highland Council winter road condition report for Wednesday, 3 February 2021

Maps of the Council’s gritting routes by priority and policy are available online at www.highland.gov.uk/gritting

The information provided is a summary of reports from operational staff and is intended to give a general indication of typical conditions in each area at a point in time. It is not intended to imply that any individual route is entirely snow and ice free and drivers must be aware that conditions can change rapidly and make their own assessment of conditions for travelling.

Road condition reports for Wednesday, 3 February 2021 are as follows:

Lochaber

Posted at 08:40.  Very light snow showers with wet/damp roads. All priority roads treated with salt.  Very windy overnight and early morning.  Claggan to Achintee road closed with fallen trees and unstable roof at Claggan park Fort William.

Skye and Raasay

Posted at 07:27.  Roads dry with no problems reported.  Milder conditions and windy.  South Skye primary routes checked.

Ross & Cromarty East.

Posted at 09:29.  All primary and secondary roads have been treated with no issues to report.

Caithness

Posted at 08:08.  Mix of dry roads and a very light dusting off snow on all routes, being treated as required.  No other issues to report.

Inverness

Posted at 06:00.  Icy patches at any seepage, still old frozen snow on some side roads, slight drifting on high roads.  All routes to be treated this morning.

Sutherland

Posted at 08:34.  Mixture of dry / damp roads and a light dusting of snow on higher routes.  All routes being treated as necessary.

Nairn

Posted at 07:22.  Snow on high routes with drifting in places (B9007 Ferness to Duthil closed due to drifting).  Dusting of snow at lower levels.  All resources deployed treating roads.

Badenoch and Strathspey

Posted at 07:29.  3 cms snow generally across the area, deeper snow levels on higher routes.  Drifting on exposed roads A939 Dava to Grantown, and Grantown to Tomintoul - both sections closed due to drifting snow.  All resources deployed treating roads.

Lochalsh and Ross & Cromarty West

Posted at 08:08.  Sub-zero overnight road surface temperatures.  Treatment plan implemented.  Some drifting snow at the Fain, that is being presently dealt with. Treatment is ongoing.

Strong overnight night winds have caused the The Fain to drift.  There is a JCB digger dispatched to assist in the clearing of the drifted snow and another snow plough has been redirected to assist in the effort.  The section (1 mile) is passable with care.  We anticipate it should be reopened to both lanes by mid-morning (10:00).

The UK Met Office currently has a yellow weather warning in place for snow for some areas within the Highland region.  Track any changes to this weather warning throughout the course of the day here:  https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/ 

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