Glasgow City Council has said its gritting teams are out - despite receiving an influx of complaints from residents this morning.
The local authority's Twitter channel was swamped with concerns from locals as the city woke to sheets of ice and snow after the first snowfall this winter.
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A number of furious Glaswegians claimed that gritters hadn't been out to tend to roads and pavements in preparation for the icy conditions.
Pam1690 Tweeted: "The roads are awful and you can’t even walk to school the weans falling all over the place!"
Another cold morning with sheet black ice all over the pavements and roads around Pollok and Crookston. Have had to phone the schools to say the kids are going to be late because the conditions are so bad they can barely walk.
— Vonnie Sandlan (@VonnSand) December 4, 2020
Come on @GlasgowCC what’s the craic. pic.twitter.com/ZxS2zUGkhX
Vonnie Sandlan added: "Another cold morning with sheet black ice all over the pavements and roads around Pollok and Crookston.
"Have had to phone the schools to say the kids are going to be late because the conditions are so bad they can barely walk. Come on @GlasgowCC what’s the craic."
Linda Scouller added: "Any idea why there are no gritters anywhere to be seen. It is so treacherous out there!"
The local authority has now said it is "wrong" to suggest that gritting teams haven't been treating roads as the council has established a "well-developed" plan to deal with the weather elements.
A spokesman said: “We know that conditions have been difficult across the city, but it is wrong to suggest that our gritting teams have not been treating the roads over the past couple of days.
“We have a well-developed plan to deal with the impact of snow and ice on the roads network that we follow faithfully every day over the winter months.
“Due to the recent mix of rain, snow and freezing road surface temperatures, all of our gritting resources have been deployed since very early on Thursday morning to reduce the risks faced by travellers.
“In line with our plan, our resources are focused on maintaining 750km of the city’s priority roads, but are also applied to priority cycle paths and footways.
“Priority footways include access routes to schools, pedestrian precincts, town centres around the city, steeper hills that are walking routes and city centre footways with high footfall.
“We always endeavour to make the city’s roads as safe as possible, but there are always risks with travelling in wintry conditions.
“Certain conditions such as rain fall on to cold surfaces will undermine the effectiveness of any grit that’s been laid down and road users are always urged to take great care when travelling.
“More information on when and where we grit can be found on our website .”
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