Sheffield could get more grit bins following complaints

There are more than 2,000 grit bins across Sheffield but the council is reviewing their locations and residents could get a say in where new bins should be placed.

Resident Judd Newton, from Burncross, said numerous grit bins on a bus route were removed two years ago.

“The good people of Burncross are having a miserable time due to the recent freezing weather and snow,” she said.

“One bin on the corner of Bevan Way and Prestwood Gardens has been replaced by a plant box, nice in summer but a decision that has proved disastrous in the recent weather leading to buses, ambulances and general traffic chaos.

“On top of that we have had pensioners slipping down and injuring themselves as well as carers unable to get through to see their patients.”

Sheffield Council said it gritted more than any other local authority but denied there had ever been a grit bin on Bevan Way.

It said Bevan Way was a priority two for gritting, which includes main routes such as bus routes, roads with key public services and rural routes.

Cabinet member for environment and street scene Coun Mark Jones said: “Priority two gritting routes receive treatment on a priority basis when freezing temperatures arrive.

“Grit bins are not routinely provided on priority two routes and instead located on roads that aren’t included in the gritting programme, to ensure that all areas across the city receive a fair service.

“We are currently reviewing grit bin locations to ensure they are placed in areas where they will be the most beneficial.

“In addition, residents can also request that a grit bin be moved to a more suitable location on the council’s website.

“We are also exploring ways to allow local councillors to have a greater say in where grit bins, and potentially additional grit bins, are located, including how these may be funded.”

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