Services for Persons with a DisabilityWinter Service Plan Summary & Salting Routes
09 November 2011View Map of Winter Service Plan Area
Download Map: Galway City Salting Routes (PDF, 987 kb)
Purpose and Scope of Winter Service Plan
The purpose of the Winter Service Plan is to identify the processes, procedures and key personnel employed by Galway City Council, to deliver the winter service for Galway City. Winter Service Policy.
It is the intention of Galway City Council to deliver a coordinated programme of winter service operations on routes of given designated priority. Routes are designated a priority rating of between 1 and 3 based upon the particular class of public road, traffic volumes carried and the importance of the route on a national, regional or local level. The priority rating assigned to a particular route also has an associated stated level of service to be delivered on the route.
| Route Designation | Description | Level of Service |
| Priority 1 | Those routes which are essential to be kept serviceable in all weather conditions, as far as reasonably practicable – dual carriageway, national primary & national secondary | To be treated during all weather events |
| Priority 2 | Those routes which are desirable to be kept serviceable in the normal winter weather conditions, as far as reasonably practicable – local roads, bus routes. Priority 2 routes could include those routes which are important regionally, such as (for example) principle public transport routes, or the main commuter routes | To be treated as part of the normal winter service but may have interruptions to treatment in certain severe weather events |
| Priority 3 | Those routes that could be kept serviceable once Priority 1 and 2 routes have been treated, if resources allow | Not treated as part of the normal winter service but may receive intermittent treatment during certain severe weather events |
When ice is forecast precautionary salting on the road network should be completed within 4 hours from the start of salting, but this treatment time may be effected by weather conditions during salting. Should conditions deteriorate, improve or change, such decisions on levels of treatment & mobilisation time can be reconsidered using the available information to the Duty Engineer.
| Treatment Route | Priority 1 | Priority 2 | Priority 3 |
| Mobilisation Time | 1 hr | 1 hr | When possible |
| Treatment Time | 2 hr | 4 hrs | When possible |
Overall Map of the Service Plan Area
A map of the Winter Service Plan area is shown below. The map shows the following:
- The extent of the network covered by the Winter service Plan
- The treatment routes and their priority
- Location of City Depot