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What is grit?

Grit is rock salt mined from the ground and crushed to form light brown
granules.

If the weather stays dry, after being spread on the roads the salt will begin to turn the familiar white colour.

We get our grit from salt mines in Cheshire. We have a stock of between 2,500 and 3,000 tonnes at the start of winter.

Rock salt works steadily

Rock salt does not act immediately when spread on ice and snow, which is mainly why we grit before ice starts to form.

It works better when traffic crushes the salt granules, spreading the salt over the roads.

This means that on roads with less traffic, the salt may take longer to work fully.

Contact us

If you have any enquiries about gritting and snow clearance, contacts us using our online form or at the points below:

e-mail: city.direct@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Phone: 01902 551155
Fax: 01902 555794

Write:

Transportation Network Management
Regeneration and Environment
Wolverhampton City Council
Heantun House
Salop Street
Wolverhampton
WV3 0SQ

 

 
 
 
 
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