Highland Council winter road condition reports for 24 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 Thursday 24 January 2013 are as follows:

Badenoch and Strathspey 
No overnight snow. Frost patches on main road. Some slush on side roads. All roads and footways treated by priority. Posted: 24/01/2013 10:32

Skye and Lochalsh
Roads cold but dry - no problems reported. Posted: 24/01/2013 10:28

Lochaber
Patrol carried out and no action required. Posted: 24/01/2013 09:35

Caithness and North sutherland
Caithness - dusting snow on east coast routes. Other routes white frosts. Treatment also ongoing by priority. No problems reported. North Sutherland Kinlochbervie area clear. Tongue - Strathy area frosty roads. Hard packed on the B873 Altnaharra - Bettyhill road. Treatment on going by priority. Posted: 24/01/2013 09:07

Inverness
Roads generally dry with high salt levels. No action. Posted: 24/01/2013 08:41

Nairn
All roads clear, higher main routes given a light grit. Posted: 24/01/2013 08:36

South Sutherland and East Ross 
No issues reported. All routes patrolled and treated as necessary by priority, resources and policy. Posted: 24/01/2013 07:48

Ross and Cromarty
Roads mostly dry, very few problem areas, odd icy patches where seepage. All main routes and known problem areas checked. Posted: 24/01/2013 07:45