Highways England reveals high-tech new gritters

A total of 93 'state of the art' new gritters will assist with winter road conditions and keep traffic moving in severe weather.

Highways England's high-tech new road gritter

Highways England has taken delivery of 93 new road gritters that feature innovative technology and a higher operating speed.

The new vehicles have GPS-enabled tech that allows operators to programme the gritters with information specific to each route.

Salt can be spread onto roads automatically, with the vehicle taking into account bridges and other road features.

The new vehicles also operate at a higher speed: 50mph instead of 40mph.

Highways England's high-tech new road gritter

They are easier to set up and improved visibility means they will be safer for drivers to use in severe weather conditions.

The new vehicles will boost Highways England’s fleet of 535 road gritters, operated by a team of more than 1,300 drivers.

The vehicles have all been fully serviced over the summer months. They are based at 127 strategic locations across England.

Highways England also has a fleet of 23 snow blowers – and salt reserves of more than 280,000 tonnes.

To prepare for winter, the organisation is now advising motorists to get a snow kit ready for their vehicle. This should include:

  • Ice scraper
  • De-icer
  • Warm clothes
  • Blankets
  • Food and drink
  • Sunglasses

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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