Weather stations are being upgraded to enable road bosses to make better decisions on when to deploy gritters.
National Highways, which is responsible for England’s motorways and major A roads, said it is investing £15.4m to modernise 125 stations by the end of 2025, with the first coming into use this week. There are plans for around 100 more sites to be revamped in the following five years. Existing weather stations are up to 25 years old so lack the latest technology. The new versions will provide more accurate data to improve year-round management of major roads.
Information on snow, ice, visibility, wind strength, flooding, temperature, humidity and rainfall will be relayed to National Highways’ control rooms across England, helping bosses make better judgments such as when to send out gritters or issue weather warnings to drivers. Gritters spread rock salt on roads, which combines with moisture to prevent ice forming when temperatures drop below the freezing point for water.
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