Gritting teams will be out this evening as temperatures are forecast to drop to near zero overnight.
Wiltshire Council has issued an advisory to drivers to “take extra care on the roads”, with temperatures set to get to as low as 1 degree.
In a statement shared on social media on Friday afternoon, Wiltshire Council said: “Our gritting teams are heading out this evening and overnight, so please take extra care on the roads, allow more time for your journeys, don't assume roads have been treated.
“Primary and secondary routes which we focus on treating.”
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The council also directed followers to review the routes it will be gritting on a map on its website. The primary routes the council will be gritting consist of the county’s major roadways, including motorways, trunk roads, class A and B roads, and the most important lower class roads.
The council also warns many roads will not receive treatment and advised all drivers to be cautious.
Met Office forecasts show west Wiltshire’s largest towns, Chippenham and Trowbridge, will see temperatures drop overnight, hitting 2 degrees at 11pm, and reaching 1 degree at 6am tomorrow (March 14).
Swindon is forecast to see the same drop before temperatures in the town climb to 10 degrees tomorrow afternoon.
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