Due to staff illness, there will be a reduced footpath gritting service in Lerwick and Scalloway this weekend – 11th & 12th January.
Staff in the Council’s Roads Service normally provide a footpath gritting service seven-days a week on footpaths in Lerwick and Scalloway, and also in rural areas when resources allow. With less staff available this weekend, there will be a reduced service, meaning that some areas may not be gritted as usual.
The public are asked to take care on some untreated footpaths which they may normally expect to be gritted. With temperatures rising in the coming days, weather forecasts suggest that gritting may not be required from Sunday.