Gladness control

The slippery season runs from November 1 to the end of March. During this period, the municipality has an obligation to combat slippery conditions. That is why a team is available day and night. In this way, the municipality aims to keep the roads as accessible as possible for emergency services, public transport, residents, and visitors to the municipality. The municipality will spread grit when information from Roadmaster indicates that slippery conditions are expected. 

Last snowfall period 

Over the past five days, the municipality has spread 130 tons of salt. There are sufficient personnel, spreading equipment, and salt to spread the roads within Wassenaar that have been designated by the council. The spreading teams are out two to three times a day and are working hard.

We take the weather into account when spreading salt. For example, it is not useful to spread salt just before a shower, because the salt will then be washed away and will not be walked or driven into the road surface. In addition, road users must always take slippery conditions into account themselves. Even when salt has been spread, the road may still be slippery due to wet sections of the road freezing over.

Spreading routes

The municipality grits the gritting routes. These can be found at: Combating slippery conditions | Wassenaar If these routes are passable, the municipality grits (during regular working hours) other areas such as the vicinity of nursing homes and shopping centers, intersections, bus stops, and various bridges. The gritting routes are organized in such a way that every resident can reach a gritted route within a reasonable distance from their home.