Gladness control

We keep a close eye on the weather 24 hours a day. This allows us to grit in time when slipperiness is expected. We check the temperature of the road surface and keep track of whether the road is dry, wet, slippery or salted. We do this using four of our own measuring points with sensors in the roads and bike paths, as well as daily weather information from Weerplaza.

First, we clear snow and ice from main roads, main bike paths, and bus routes within built-up areas. Next, we’ll spread grit near (neighborhood) shopping centers, cemeteries, municipal buildings, market areas, and a number of streets in the historic centers of Brielle and Hellevoetsluis. We’ll only do this when necessary and only during the day. Just as with the gritting routes on main roads, we’ll tackle slippery conditions at the above-mentioned locations according to a predetermined plan or route.

You can find the gritting routes for roads and bike paths at this Map.

Use the magnifying glass to enter your street name and house number. The Map will then jump directly to that location. You'll see a circle around the address you entered.
 

A list of all streets that are fully or partially gritted can be found on the streets gritted in slippery conditions page. Please be aware of winter conditions when traveling on the road. Adjust your speed and use gritted roads as much as possible. Even though it has been gritted, it can still be slippery on roads and bike paths.

Spreading salt is of little use in areas with little traffic. Road salt works best when it is driven in by friction with (car) tires. Gladness can therefore not be prevented in places with little traffic, such as residential areas, 30-km zones and parking lots. In addition, the municipality does not have the capacity to grit all streets, paths and sidewalks.

You can remove snow from the sidewalk in several ways. The easiest is to use a snow plow and sweep away the last of the snow. Health that you always have enough salt to scatter on hand. Then you can keep the sidewalk in front of your home free of snow and ice. All residents of Voorne aan Zee municipality can pick up a free bucket of road salt for their own use. As long as supplies last. This bucket contains 5 kg of road salt which is enough for a total of 200m2. It is intended for the public space around your home. You do not need a receipt for this. 

You can pick up road salt:

• from Monday, Jan. 19 to Saturday, Jan. 24

At the Environmental park in Brielle, Oostvoorne and at Vibor, Einsteinweg 5 in Hellevoetsluis. More information can be found on the Environmental park opening hours page. 

Opening hours Vibor Hellevoetsluis: 

• Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
• Thursday evenings between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. and on Saturdays between 8:30 a.m. and noon.

Empty buckets with lids can be returned to the collection point after use. These are reused. If you want more road salt, you can buy it at the hardware store.

The roads managed by the Hollandse Delta Water Board are also gritted. On the website of Waterschap Hollandse Delta you will find a Map where they grit the roads. On the A and N roads the roads are gritted by Rijkswaterstaat and the province of Zuid-Holland, this Map can be found on the website of Rijkswaterstaat.

Would you like to report an issue regarding ice control? If so, you can do so online on the " Report an Issue" page.

Do you have any questions? Please contact the municipality by phone at 14 01 81. Questions about icy conditions on the gritting routes will be forwarded to the ice coordination officer. Reports of icy conditions outside the gritting routes or missing roads/bike paths will be noted and discussed in the annual evaluation after winter, but this does not mean that the gritting routes will be adjusted. The municipality guarantees that the regular gritting routes are passable and will not contact you regarding adjustments or reports. Please check the gritting routes for any changes during the next winter season.