Extra gritters across Moray for polling day
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GRITTING teams will be out in force across Moray to ensure road conditions don't stop voters getting to the polls.
The local authority said a special schedule has been put in place for tomorrow's General Election.
Moray Council’s head of environmental and commercial services, Stephen Cooper, said a number of staff from road and housing departments will be available from 6am on polling day to respond to calls for gritting.
He said: "We will be treating 18 polling station locations, including footpaths and car parks which are situated on the high and very high parts of Moray during Wednesday.
"We will also include the local roads to polling stations in our Priority 1 treatment schedule on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning.
"Not only do we need to make sure voters can get to their polling stations, the ballot boxes must get to their destinations on Wednesday afternoon and back to the count in Elgin after the vote closes at 10pm.
"We have been planning this contingency for weeks, as the impact to the wider area of changes to scheduled routes has to be factored in. I’m pleased we have been able to get these plans in place in a calm and measured fashion."
Forecasts for the area indicate a risk of sleet showers and low temperatures on high roads with risk of ice forming. Coastal and lower areas currently look likely to be unaffected by ice and snow, although it will be cold.
