Smoothing
What is it?
When slippery conditions are detected or imminent, the municipality will spread grit. Salt in dissolved form is used as a gritting agent, known as wet gritting. This can be spread preventively. This can be seen in the evening when the gritting truck goes out when it is not yet slippery, but slippery conditions are expected in the morning. In the Achterhoek region, all municipalities spread grit simultaneously. The municipality of Oost Gelre is sometimes an exception to this, which can lead to different road surface conditions on the municipal boundaries between Aalten and Lichtenvoorde.
View on the Map for an overview of the gritting routes.
How does it work?
The gritting route is fixed and the same every time. First, the main roads are covered. These are in particular the heavily traveled thoroughfares, dangerously sloping roads and bus and school routes. Spreading a route takes about 3 - 3.5 hours. Both from a financial point of view and with regard to environmental damage, not all roads are gritted. The routes are designed so that everyone can get to a gritted route fairly quickly. Only in the event of prolonged slipperiness or severe black ice is the route extended to include the remaining streets.
What to do.
Each of you can also do your part in smoothness control by clearing the sidewalk near your home of snow when it falls. It is often only a small effort and many grateful pedestrians will use your cleaned sidewalk.