Snow/ice-related road closures

Request

I am writing to make a formal request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Please could you provide me with the following information:

Information needed:

1. The number of snow/ice-related road closures in the period from December 1st 2023, to February 29th 2024 (90 days) in your council area (just a number is fine, no road names needed)

2. The length of time each road closure was closed for (days), including the dates to and from (for example, December 15 - December 20 = 5 days)

3. The number of school closures during this period within your council area in the same 90 days as above (Dec 1 2023, to Feb 29th 2024) and how many days each school was closed for (1 day,2 days etc)
 

Decision

1. There were 3 road closures due to snow/ice conditions in the specified period.

2. Closure 1 - the road was closed on 9 January 2024 at 06:18hrs and reopened at 13:09hrs.

Closure 2 - the road was closed on 15 January 2024 at 20:45hrs and was reopened the following day.

Closure 3 - the road was closed on 15 January 2024 at 22:33hrs and was reopened at 14:00hrs the following day

3.

School Name

Date of closure

Partial Closure

Full closure

Reason for closure

The Bythams primary

03.01.24

 

Yes

Flooding

Helpringham Primary

03.01/24

 

Yes

Flooding

Leasingham St Andrew's Primary

04.01.24

 

Yes

Flooding

Portland College

08.02.24

 

Yes

Adverse Weather

Aegir Specialist School

08.02.24

 

Yes

Adverse weather

Warren wood specialist school

08.02.24

 

Yes

Adverse weather

Pilgrim School

08.02.24

 

Yes

Chemical smell making people feel sick

North Coates CE Primary

29.02.24

Yes

No

Water

Reference number
FOI 14419817
Date request received
11/11/25
Date of decision
09/12/25