Winter Maintenance
The city prepares for winter maintenance all year round. This is not just about shovelling snow and spreading grit during a snowfall. What are the city’s responsibilities for maintenance and what changes and improvements have we made?
The goal of winter maintenance
The goal is to moderate the impact of unfavourable weather conditions on the passability and accessibility of roads in the city. According to the weather forecast, we preventively treat surfaces before snowfall or ice formation, and during a snowfall, we continuously shovel and grit roads and pavements to ensure that they remain passable and accessible.
All year long, we apply anti-slip and more grippy surfaces to critical road sections and install sensors that provide the dispatch centre with up-to-date data on weather conditions and road conditions.
We also provide the necessary equipment and personnel and set up a Winter Operations Plan.
Infoline for more efficient winter maintenance
You can use this line to make suggestions for clearing impassable roads and treating icy pavements.
Operators send them to the city’s dispatch or the dispatch of city districts for processing, depending on who handles the specific road administration.
The infoline operates on weekdays between 8:00 and 16:00 hours. It also provides more detailed information on the current status of maintenance, the operational plan and everything related to winter maintenance.
Infoline Mon-Fri 8:30-16:00 (option 4)
+421 904 099 004Winter maintenance in numbers
Roads
4 423 105 m²
Pavements
1 446 040 m²
Gritters < 4t
26 units
Gritters > 4t
42 units
Manual workers
145 workers
Tielburger (manual machine)
20 units
Roads
4 423 105 m²
Winter maintenance in Bratislava is provided by:
A.I.I. Technical Services – 4th and 5th districts
• 18 large gritters with ploughs over 4t • 8 smaller gritters with ploughs – a “multicar” up to 4t • 31 manual workers • 10 vehicles up to 3.5 t for the distribution of manual workers
Scope of winter maintenance: • nearly 1.9 million m² of roads (local roads of 1st and 2nd class and through sections of roads) • more than 185,000 m² of pavements, car parks, footbridges, overpasses and staircases
Municipal Enterprise – 1st, 2nd and 3rd districts
• 24 large gritters with ploughs over 4t for road maintenance in the city administration (Staré Mesto, Ružinov, Nové Mesto, Rača, Vajnory, Podunajské Biskupice, Vrakuňa) • 9 smaller gritters with ploughs – a “multicar” for pavements, 3 multicars for roads • 10 Tielburger – manual machines • 28 vehicles up to 3.5t for the distribution of manual workers • 76 manual workers • three-shift operation and 24/7 dispatching
Scope of winter maintenance: • more than 2.5 million m² of roads (local roads of 1st and 2nd class and through sections of roads) • more than 1,000,000 m² of pavements, squares, footbridges, cycle paths, staircases, car parks, etc.
Contracted city districts
• they participate in ensuring winter maintenance on more than 247,000 m² of pavements
Maintenance of pavements in 7 city districts (Záhorská Bystrica, Devínska Nová Ves, Petržalka, Jarovce, Rusovce, Vrakuňa, Podunajské Biskupice)
Map of winter maintenance
On this map you’ll find all the roads in the city administration on which the capital Bratislava performs winter maintenance. The maintenance of other roads is usually provided by city districts or other organisations. You can view or change the information shown on the map by using the layers. The layers button can be found in the upper right-hand corner.
A map of gritters
A few recommendations for the winter
- When walking, wear appropriate footwear and be more cautious. If you are able, please shovel the pavement in front of your house. You’ll help our city ensure better pedestrian access much faster. For most pavements, contractors have a deadline of up to 24 hours after the end of the snowfall to treat the surface. It will suffice if you shovel a 1-metre-wide corridor.
- When parking, don’t block the pavement. During adverse weather conditions, pay increased attention to driving and, if you don’t have to drive, choose public transportation instead.
- Help your city district by cleaning municipal pavements. It is most effective if you help in the city district where you live. Several city districts will be ready to coordinate such help.
What improvements and changes have we currently provided
**We are continuously shovelling critical hilly sections.** For example, Kramáre, Pražská, Dlhé diely, Koliba, and in addition to the gritters designated for specific districts, an emergency gritter is also assigned.
**Public transport (MHD) has high-quality winter tires** with a more durable tread that is regularly checked.
**We cooperate with city residents** who report suggestions for clearing impassable roads to the infoline.
**We are continuously shovelling critical hilly sections.** For example, Kramáre, Pražská, Dlhé diely, Koliba, and in addition to the gritters designated for specific districts, an emergency gritter is also assigned.
- More equipment and personnel for maintaining pavements.
- Involving the Bratislava Municipal Enterprise in the winter maintenance of the Old Town. Aside from this, the Municipal Enterprise also provides winter maintenance on first and second class roads, cycle paths, pavements and squares, namely in Ružinov, Vrakuňa, Podunajské Biskupice, Nové Mesto, Vajnory, Rača, Sad Janka Kráľa and Tyršovo nábrežie.
- On hilly sections, we have applied materials that help public transport vehicles with uphill starts. Winter maintenance can mitigate the effects of winter, but it does not completely eliminate them. Therefore, we ask for your patience and thank you for your valuable feedback from the field, which helps us better manage each winter.
Winter maintenance can mitigate the effects of winter, but it does not completely eliminate them. Therefore, we ask for your patience and thank you for your valuable feedback from the field, which helps us better manage each winter.
Documents
- Winter road maintenance operational plan 15.10. 2024 - 14.4.2025 (SK)30. 10. 2024 • PDF • 127 MB