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Severe Weather

Gritting Routes


During periods of cold weather, roads are gritted daily in a priority order:

  • Red – Priority 1
  • Blue – Priority 2
  • Green – Priority 3

Priority 1 and Priority 2 are the main roads in use in the City and County. Priority 3 describes the smaller local roads. The communications plan for a severe weather event shows that Priority 3 roads are rarely gritted (only when sustained snow is on the ground).

View a Map of Winter Maintenance Routes
Map of our Gritting Routes

Communication during Severe Weather


Waterford City and County Council have 2 main ways of keeping citizens up to date, in as timely and efficient a manner as circumstances allow.

  • MapAlerter – this is our free SMS texting service. Sign up for free to get alerts concerning your local area.
  • By online update – our channels on social media (Facebook and Twitter)
  • On this website, in our Latest News section

Waterford Homeless Services Action Team also have a Severe Weather Protocol in place, which is operational in the event of a severe weather alert and is specifically for clients who are rough sleeping. Severe weather can be defined as weather where orange and red alerts have been issued and status yellow for snow & ice. The protocol will also operate during bouts of freezing temperatures.