Winter Maintenance

The council is responsible for winter maintenance on adopted roads and footways throughout Clackmannanshire

For key information in periods of extreme weather, please follow the links below.

• Winter Service for Roads and Footways Policy and Procedures
• Gritting of priority roads and pathways
  • We prioritise roads and footways so that the most important routes are treated first. Sometimes, long periods of bad weather mean that we have to concentrate on keeping main routes open which keeps our fleet constantly in use and means we do not treat less used routes. Our web page gives more detailed information.
  • Footway and carriageway gritting via maps page 
  • How road salt works
• Grit bins
  • Information, frequently asked questions and location map.
• Gritting in schools
  • In the first instance you should contact your school about gritting in and around the playground.
• Report It
  • If you need to report any issues please use the online Report It system, Live Chat facility, email  customerservice@clacks.gov.uk or call 01259 450000.

We ask you to appreciate that whilst we always strive to deliver our normal services, there may be times when these are disrupted. There can be a delay as we prioritise those who need our help most.

Help yourself to help others

Over the years, householders and businesses have cleared footways around their own properties. This type of self-help does make a big contribution in making areas safer for everyone, especially the elderly. It allows us to concentrate on helping people who are unable to help themselves.

This Service is currently working in collaboration with two community groups who take action in their own areas to help clear snow and ice from (non priority) footways. We are happy to offer assistance to other communities who wish to develop similar initiatives. We are happy to discuss the provision of grit, spreaders, shovels, gloves, high vis vests and Health & Safety advice. The community would require to nominate a lead contact person, compile a list of volunteers, agree the treatment areas and identify storage areas (for equipment).  Further information can be obtained by contacting us at roads@clacks.gov.uk. 

You can refer to Ready Scotland's cold, snow and ice and Get Involved pages for useful advice and information.