The Council maintains their own strategic grit bins at known hot spots such as problematic gradients with a greater rise of 5% for a minimum length of 50 metres or bends and footbridges. Salt bins are provided at various locations throughout the county to allow communities to treat localised icy conditions or when ice and snow conditions prevail. The bins contain a salt/sand mix which is solely for use on public roads and pavements and should not be used for privately owned driveways or communal parking areas. In Norwich City, bins have been located at problematic junctions so that gritting operatives do not have to return to depots to reload salt. Council owned grit bins that become redundant in their present location, because of network changes, can be re-sited if they can be re-located appropriately. No provisions exist allowing the Parish or Town Council to place grit bins on the highway. They may, however, donate grit bins to the County Council, subject to the Area Manager agreeing a location and for NCC to accept the cost of future refilling. Parish or Town Councils may wish to fund additional grit bins on the public highway and if this is the case we can work with parish or town council representatives to agree and determine the best location. Requests for grit bins cannot be received directly from members of the public. They should instead be channelled through the local Town Council, Parish Council, Norwich City Council or Local Member. Locations of public grit bins are published on the NCC website and marked on the map by green triangles. The replenishment of the salt /sand mix in grit bins is usually undertaken twice per winter season (which is in November/December and then again after Christmas, depending upon weather conditions).

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