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Council Gritters Fall Short In Assynt
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|No 316, February 2018
‘I took to social media in the vain hope that somebody would notice’ — Cllr Currie
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PEOPLE IN Assynt have spoken out strongly once again amid fears they are getting a poor bargain from the Highland Council’s winter maintenance service. Spells of wintry weather during December and January left treacherous conditions on poorly-treated roads, causing difficulties for school and commercial transport and local traffic.
The sting in the tail comes for those travelling from Lochinver to Ullapool via the A837 to Ledmore and thence via Elphin on the A835. Residents claim that the old county boundary between Sutherland and Ross-shire, which falls at Knockan, consistently marks an improvement in road conditions. This is despite Knockan being one of the highest points on the route. The A835 to Ledmore is in fact covered by a council snow-plough based in Ullapool, while the A837 from Ledmore to Lochinver is looked after by the Lochinver crew.
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