Summer road maintenance

The winter weather is well known for its potential disruptions, however, summer can also present road operators with challenges. Summer, is not only the time of year where road networks experience increased traffic, but much of the UK’s planned maintenance work is carried out during the warmer and drier months.

Minimising disruption

Extreme temperatures and intense rainfall can have an effect on planned activities such as line painting, resurfacing programmes, surface dressing and road repairs.

We have worked closely with our customers to understand these challenges and have created a package designed to help you prepare for challenging weather conditions.

The OpenRoad summer package through forecasts of temperature, wind and rain hazards enables road maintenance decision-makers to plan road improvement schemes and day-to-day work schedules — minimising risk and disruption to employees and road users.

Services

OpenRoad on the web

OpenRoad on the web is an online weather forecasting package designed to help minimise the effects of weather on the roads.

OpenRoad on the web

Telephone consultancy

Our telephone consultancy service provides expert forecasters, 24/7, to help your make confident decisions in difficult conditions.

Our telephone consultancy service

For more information about how we can help, please email us: openroad@metoffice.gov.uk.