Winter road maintenance and gritting

How we maintain Cumberland's street and roads during the winter months, including gritting and salting routes and salt bin locations.

Snow and ice gritting map (yesterday)

Routes in Cumberland gritted yesterday.

Gritting plans for yesterday will only be available if our gritters were out on the roads in Cumberland, working to keep the highway network safe and running smoothly.

Wednesday, 25th March 2026

Forecast: Frequent showers today for Cumberland, some possibly wintry with hail at times for high ground, with some sunny spells but remaining cold. Further periods of slight to moderate rain arriving late tomorrow. Fresh to strong WNW'ly winds today with frequent stronger gusts, strongest in Coastal areas. Winds will ease into Thursday briefly. Visibility mainly good, moderate in any hail/wintry showers. A risk of ice and hoar frost into Thursday.

Treated roads are highlighted below