Disclosure Log
Freedom of Information request - Winter road gritting activity, distance and spend (FOI/7043)
Message from Nottinghamshire County Council - 02 February 2026
Dear Requester,
Request FOI/7043
Further to your request received on 7th January 2026, I confirm that the Council has now considered your request under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.
Questions & Answers)
- Gritting activity
2023/24 – 50 days
2024/25 – 58 days
2025/26 (as of 19/01/26) – 29 days
b) The total number of gritting or salting runs undertaken
2023/24 53 - Main Routes, 6 Secondary Routes
2024/25 73 - Main Routes, 12 Secondary Routes
2025/26 36 - Main Routes, 6 Secondary Routes
c) The total distance of road treated through gritting or salting activity, measured in miles or kilometres
2023/24 - 96,432 miles
2024/25 - 137,574 miles
2025/26 (as of 19/01/26) – 67,032 miles
If distance is not recorded, please confirm accordingly.
- Time and resource use (where recorded)
2023/24 – Approx 6818.5 hrs
2024/25 – Approx 9,660.5 hrs
2025/26 (as of 19/01/26) – Approx 4770 hrs
b) The total number of vehicle hours spent on gritting or salting activity
2023/24 – Approx 6818.5 hrs
2024/25 – Approx 9,660.5 hrs
2025/26 (as of 19/01/26) – Approx 4770 hrs
- Costs and budgets
2023/24 – £2,044,859 and £456,116 on salt = £2,500,116 in total.
2024/25 - £2,350,796 and £685,752 on salt = £2,769,948 in total.
2025/26 - £409,117 up to the end of December 2025
b) The allocated budget for winter road gritting and salting for each winter period
2023/24 - £1,853,000 + Salt of £500,000 = £2,284,450 in total.
2024/25 - £1,853,000 + Salt of £500,000 = £2,353,000 in total.
2025/26 - £2,203,000 + Salt of £500,000 = £2,500,000 in total.
- Priority routes
Main Routes, Secondary Routes, and Severe Routes are covered.
- Network coverage
This is already publicly available on this Webpage:
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/roads/dft-funding
b) The approximate length or percentage of this network that is included within precautionary or priority gritting routes
Approximately 35%
We hope you find this information useful.
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Chief Executives Department
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