Gritters across Herefordshire and Worcestershire 'ready' for busy few days with cold weather to continue
A yellow weather warning has been in place for snow and ice, with temperatures set to remain low
Motorists are being reminded to take extra care when travelling over the next few days, with temperatures across Herefordshire and Worcestershire set to remain low.
A yellow weather warning has been in place for snow and ice following an amber one over the weekend, with gritter teams in both counties out in force on the road network to keep it safe.
Highways maintenance operations manager for Worcestershire County Council Chris Riley says they are preparing for a busy few days.
"We used around 600 tonnes of rock salt in the county over the weekend," he said.
"There's consecutive cold nights this week, so we are looking at freezing road temperatures all the way through.
"We'll be out every night, treating the network, to ensure it is safe and clear for everyone to use. and we put down the appropriate amount of salt for the temperature, so the colder it is the more salt we put down, but we don't put down excess salt."
Flooding impacted both regions on Monday (6 January) following rainfall and snow melting.
River levels in the River Severn are expected to peak throughout today and tomorrow, while the River Wye in Hereford was due to be at its highest on Monday.