Challenging morning ahead for Donegal's road gritting teams

Council gritters can expect a busy Wednesday morning gritting the county's roadsplaceholder image
Council gritters can expect a busy Wednesday morning gritting the county's roads

Assume that no road is ice-free

Donegal County Council's gritting teams face their most daunting challenge so far this year as they embark on another major gritting programme in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The teams will start off at 4pm in what is sure to be a cold icy morning, never mind the slippy underfoot conditions.

The gritting route index as follows:

01: National Primary North

02: National Primary Central

03: National Primary South

04: Inishowen South

05: Inishowen East

06: Inishowen West

07: Milford South

08: Milford North

09: Cill Ulta East

10: Cill Ulta West

11: Na Rosa

12: Binswilly

13: Stranorlar North

14: Stranorlar East

15: Stranorlar West

16: Donegal West

17: Donegal North

18: Donegal South

19: Donegal National Secondary

BT: Buncrana Town

LT: Letterkenny Town

Check Donegal County Council's interactive map for gritting routes:

Assume that no road is ice-free.

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