Snow Update from Kent County Council - Thursday 2 December [4pm]

Kent Highways are reporting that as of now, all primary routes / roads in Shepway are open and passable with care. Crews are patrolling secondary routes and ploughing and salting as necessary. Snow drifting has been cleared at Court at Street, Aldington, and Shepway DC have assisted with some primary carriageway salting / gritting in Folkestone.

Later and this evening Kent will continue patrolling primary and secondary routes this afternoon. salting and ploughing as required. 20g run for all primary route starting at 18:00 followed by secondary routes. Patrol through the night on primary and secondary routes. Once these routes are clear local action if possible. Then morning 20g for all primary routes followed by secondary routes as required.

Shepway DC have patrolled and cleared high street foot ways throughout the day. Saltbins will be filled once Primary / Secondary routes clear.

Road Closures currently in place: Crete Road East / West and Gibraltar Lane. Kent Highways have tried to clear sections of Crete Road East / West to maintain access this afternoon.