Ground heating of footways
Several of the city's footways are heated from below to prevent slipping. Ground heating is primarily installed in central locations with a lot of pedestrians.
The ground heating consists of heating loops in the ground. They heat the ground and ensure that light snowfall melts quickly and prevents slipping.
It is installed in several locations in central Stockholm, as well as in squares and around local centres in the outer districts.
The ground heating is controlled by a thermostat that turns on automatically when the temperature drops to zero degrees Celsius.
When a large amount of snow falls in a short period of time, with strong winds or very cold weather, the ground heating is not always enough to melt all the snow and ice. In this case, we often we need to remove the snow and de-ice despite the ground heating.