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The streets are gritted using rock salt. Up to 1000 tonnes of salt are stored for use during freezing conditions and snowfall.
A meeting is held in October every year to review the Winter Service Operational Plan and to ensure that all the necessary equipment is in place to operate the plan at any time throughout the winter. Between 1 November and 31 March each year two fully operational gritters are held on standby at Walbrook Wharf Depot. On receipt of weather forecasts where the temperature falls to 1-2 degrees Celcius or below but there is no chance of snow, the roadways and footways are treated for freezing conditions. Where there is any weather forecast predicting snow the plan's alert system becomes operational and precautionary gritting is undertaken in the first instance. When a fall of snow occurs then the procedures laid out in the plan take effect until such time the snow has been cleared. During periods of severe snowfall other services such as waste collection become secondary priorities.
Some roads in the City are the responsibility of Transport for London (TFL), the gritting of these roads during times of severe weather is the responsibility of TFL. These roads include Upper and Lower Thames Street, Farringdon Street, Bishopsgate, Gracechurch Street.
If you would like to know more about the Winter Service Operational Plan, please contact Cleansing Services on 020 7606 3110 extension 2212 or email us at Cleansing.StreetCleansing@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/LGNL_Services/Transport_and_streets/Roads_highways_and_pavements/Roads-gritting.htm