Greendale gritting?

[sunbob]

Hi. Does anyone know if the Greendale is being gritted at the moment? Thinking about the safety of cycling up it early tomorrow morning. 

[ctovey]

I don't think any gritting is being done until tomorrow.  There has been sheet ice on Avondale Rise since Friday.  When one of our neighbours phoned Southwark Council, they were told that gritting would not be done until Monday as services are reduced due to Xmas hols!!!!  So someone has made a warning sign and we have spread some sand/salt to try and prevent more accidents!

[sunbob]

Aha. Thank you very much for the info.

[malumbu]

Did an errand on Saturday night in Streatham.  I've rarely seen so much sheet ice on Palace Road, a cycle route going up past Highfield park (rather than coming across very occasional patches of black ice).  At least it was obvious.  I walked the worst bits.

Maybe Lambeth don't routinely grit that road.  I always managed on the Surrey canal path Peckham library to Burgess Park.   Not done Greendale in very cold weather.

[ctovey]

Avondale Rise is still not gritted and is like a skating rink on road and pavement.  Not good, also considering that this is a bus route!

Edited January 7 by ctovey

[Rockets]

The council were out gritting the bad bits on Court Lane yesterday but parts of it were like an ice-rink again this morning.

[march46]

As is everywhere. East Dulwich Grove was particularly lethal. The pouring rain last night didn’t help.

Edited January 7 by march46

[Earl Aelfheah]

Yep, take care out there, its slipperyyyyyyyy......