Monday, 17 December 2012

Car park gritting

Queen Street car park
I have been asked by residents if the car parks in Broughty Ferry will be gritted in the icy weather. Users of the car parks will recall how bad they were during the hard winter a couple of years ago.
Two weeks ago the car parks were a bit slippery underfoot. I raised the matter with the city engineer and he advised me that in icy conditions parking staff are responsible for checking the council's car parks and utilising hand spreaders as appropriate. The Roads Maintenance Partnership becomes involved in red alert snow conditions.
I will keep an eye on the situation and revert to the relevant council department should problems occur.