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As winter bites, Angus Council has outlined its plans to keep roads and footpaths clear when the temperatures drop.
And the public is being urged to play their part in preparing for journeys when bad weather strikes.
The council has produced a leaflet which is available from council offices, libraries, police stations and some filling stations detailing the winter maintenance programme in Angus.
It is also available on line at www.angus.gov.uk/wintermaintenance and by calling ACCESSLine on 08452 777 778.
Angus Council maintains over 1100 miles of road and associated footways and in an average year spends around £1.9 million dealing with winter weather conditions.
With the authority ready to tackle the elements with a stockpile of salt, the public is also encouragedto follow the advice in the leaflet on how to prepare for winter.
The message for the public is to travel with care and attention, taking account of the prevailing conditions, and don't assume that the road or footway is unaffected by winter conditions.
Even when roads have been treated, remember that it takes some time for salt to become effective, and if your journey is not absolutely essential then stay at home. Anyone who must make a journey in difficult conditions is urged to listen to Radio Tay for road closure updates before setting out.
The winter maintenance service covers priority, auxiliary and non-priority carriageways, and priority and non-priority footways. As in previous years, priority carriageways and footways will be treated first and given extended winter maintenance coverage.
Auxiliary routes cover roads which are at a higher altitude than the rest of the network and are more prone to icing, but have lighter traffic than priority routes. These routes are treated before the school bus runs from Monday to Friday. Auxiliary routes north of the A926/B957/A90 and the C52 are also treated as required on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Non priority routes are only gritted after priority routes have been satisfactorily treated. During prolonged snow conditions, priority and auxiliary routes are cleared before non-priority routes.
The council only attends to listed public roads and footways - unadopted roads and footways are the owners' responsibility.
There are around 500 grit bins provided throughout the county for use by the public on a self-help basis, and the council is appealing to local people to support its efforts if the area is gripped by snow and ice this winter.
Trunk roads are the responsibility of the Scottish Government and the A90 in Angus is managed by BEAR Scotland Ltd, on its behalf.
The A92 between Dundee and Arbroath is also looked after by BEAR on behalf of Angus Council and Dundee City Council. Both routes receive 24 hour coverage.
