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Warning to motorists as temperatures plummet
MOTORISTS are being urged by the county council to take extra care on the roads, as temperatures plummet this week and next.
With freezing conditions forecast, the county's gritters will be treating roads where possible.
However, because of the pressures on salt supplies nationally the county council will only be able to treat A and B roads.
Drivers are being warned to take extreme care as fewer roads will be salted than normal.
Derek Whittington, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Transport, said: "Supplies of salt are still being controlled nationally under the Government's Salt Cell system which means we have to use our stocks sensibly.
"This is frustrating for us as we started the winter season with larger than normal salt stocks and had secured additional deliveries to meet the needs of the prolonged cold weather.
"However, we do understand that as the big freeze continues we need to support Salt Cell and this unfortunately means reducing the amount of salt we are using in order to conserve supplies.
"Therefore, I would urge motorists to drive with even more caution over the next couple of weeks as we see a return of the extreme cold weather."
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Weather for Haywards Heath
Thursday 09 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: -1 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: -8 C to 2 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: East
