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Meet Oldham’s
community to come up with quirky names for our snow patrol has had a tremendous beneficial relationship with the townsfolk many who now see the gritters as their own.”
Oldham’s location as the highest geographical borough in the whole of Greater Manchester reaching 1,778 ft presents daunting challenges for the highways team.
From now to April, they operate is
a 24 hour, seven day a week roads monitor programme backed by four duty managers operating a four week rota with 32 staff on split shift rotas ready for every eventuality.
“Gritting usually happens at night taking about three to four hours to complete primary gritting routes,” Craig explained.
Article written by Ken Bennett
celebrity line up
of snow busters.
Snowbee One Kenobi, Basil Salty, Leonardo De Icio, Gritiana Grande, Nick Gritshaw, Winston Churc-chill, and ... Brad Grit are the council’s illustrious vanguard of high profile gritters.
They are front line in the battle to ensure the borough’s highways, by-ways and key Saddleworth and Pennine routes remain open during the winter. Oldham’s four-wheel drive Nicole Saltslinger, named after the former Pussycat Doll and X-Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger, became the most famous vehicle in the country.
And Craig Dale, Head of Highways, says with pride: “Asking our
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