Gritters will be out on Mayo roads as weather gets colder

WITH road temperatures dropping tonight, Mayo County Council's gritting teams will be out this evening (November 18) and tomorrow morning (November 19).

The local authority has urged motorists to please exercise caution if making a journey by road.

Mayo County Council ordinarily treats 1,100 km of road across 21 treatment routes which equates to 100% of the national primary network, 100% of the national secondary network, 82% of regional roads and 3% of the local road network.

The council's full winter maintenance plan is available here.