"As always, our road maintenance depots are well prepared for the coming winter," emphasizes Ronald Stolz, Head of the Roads Department at Ludwigsburg District Office. "All salt stores have been topped up, the vehicles have been checked and the deployment plans are in place. If the first snow falls or it gets slippery, we can react immediately."
The road maintenance staff at the three locations in Ludwigsburg, Vaihingen an der Enz and Besigheim are ready for action. A total of around 4,000 tons of road salt are stored in the depots and at an additional base in Korntal-Münchingen. In an average winter, around 3,000 tons of this is used.
In addition to the road salt stocks, there are also sufficient vehicles available: twelve of the company's own clearing and gritting vehicles (four per road maintenance depot) and eight additional vehicles from contracted haulage companies. The vehicles and their attachments, such as snow plows and gritting equipment, were prepared accordingly during October.
Working around the clock
In the coming months, around 60 employees will be responsible for winter road maintenance on around 700 kilometers of federal, state and district roads in the district. Depending on the weather conditions, the work usually begins at around 3:30 in the morning - and ends as soon as the weather permits.
"Our aim is to ensure that all road users find the roads as safe as possible in the morning. To achieve this, our teams are on duty around the clock if necessary," explains Stolz.
Modern technology supports the winter service
Precise weather forecasts enable better deployment planning. "Thanks to our own small weather stations on various road sections, we can react in a targeted and timely manner," Stolz continues.
Special situations are also mastered: in the event of extreme snowfall, vehicles may have to spread snow backwards on uphill stretches when it is no longer possible to make progress.
Now that the preparations have been completed, the road maintenance services in the Ludwigsburg district are ready for the coming winter.
