During last weekend’s storm, which saw strong winds and rainy showers, the Council responded to a number of fallen trees, as well as other disruptions on the County’s road network.

The Council’s highways teams were stationed ready on Thursday evening, working out of hours in preparation to respond to call outs.

A total of 29 call outs were attended to from fallen tree reports throughout Friday and the weekend, with the Council’s highways teams working with local partners to quickly clear roads around the whole County. Along with the 29 call outs for fallen trees, a number of more minor reports were attended to where needed along the road network.

Paul Jackson, Head of Highways & Environmental Services said:

“The highways teams were prepared for this recent spell of bad weather, and worked in very windy and unfavourable conditions to ensure that our road network stayed open and safe throughout the weather warning period.”

Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said:

“I’d like to thank our highways teams, as well as the multiple partners we work with for their quick response to a number of fallen tree reports throughout the weekend. They help keep our roads safe and secure, making sure our roads are passable.”