The city sweep-salts approximately 380 kilometres of footway and cycleway to minimise the impact of icy conditions on pedestrians and cyclists.
Sweep-salting involves a road sweeping vehicle sweeping away snow and ice from footways and cycleways, and then applying a salt solution to prevent them from freezing again.
The footways that will be sweep-salted are indicated in the map below.
The cycleways that will be sweep-salted are indicated in a map on the website Cykla i Stockholm.
The sweep-salting vehicle can access most surfaces on streets and squares. However, there may be corners and other spots where the sweeper is not as effective.
Sometimes roadworks and closures prevent us from sweep-salting adjacent sections. When the temperature drops too low, to around 8 degrees below zero or colder, the salt solution is less effective. In this case, the City switches to traditional snow removal on routes that are normally sweep-salted.
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