Messages – 28 February

Key Messages and News	Media Coverage
Most used roads should get more funding – Cabinet Member for Highways Colin Kemp made the case for the most used roads to get more funding to coincide with a conference he attended about developing England’s highways network.
Snow hits Surrey – Surrey County Council stockpiled 14,500 tonnes of salt ahead of the winter and has a fleet of 39 gritters to help keep the county moving, while an army of farmers equipped with spreaders and ploughs are ready to step in if the snow gets heavy enough

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One of our gritters heading out from the depot at Merrow heading across #Surrey this afternoon #UKSnow	5538	138
Gritters went out yesterday afternoon and in the small hours of this morning to try & prevent ice from forming on the roads. The salt they spread isn’t magic so roads can still be slippy. Drive safely	4797	35
Cabinet Member @cllrcolinkemp is at a meeting today about developing the #highways network in #England. Here he explains why the most used roads should get more #funding	4653	155
10 things you didn’t know about gritting and the council’s winter operation	3831	50
The #Surrey fleet of gritters will be out across the county later as road surface temperatures are likely to drop well below #freezing	3826	69