Four groups of roads within the primary salting network in Torbay have been identified. The groups are taken from the thermal maps of Torbay and all or any combination of the groups can be gritted as either precautionary or reactive salting.
The routes are coloured red, blue, green and yellow with red being the coldest to yellow the warmest.
The roads covered by the yellow route can be seen below:
| Road | Description | Town |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Lane | Union Lane to Market Street | Brixham |
| Bolton Street | Rea Barn Road to New Road | Brixham |
| Burton Street | Greenover Road to Bolton Street | Brixham |
| Doctors Road | Burton Street to Drew Street | Brixham |
| Drew Street | Greenswood Road to Milton Street | Brixham |
| Fore Street | The Strand to Bolton Street | Brixham |
| King Street | Fore Street to Ranscombe Road | Brixham |
| Market Street | New Road to Middle Street | Brixham |
| Middle Street | Market Street to The Strand | Brixham |
| Overgang Road | The Quay to Ropewalk Hill | Brixham |
| The Quay | Overgang Road to The Strand | Brixham |
| The Strand | The Quay to Fore Street | Brixham |
| Union Lane | Middle Street to Bank Lane | Brixham |
| Blatchcombe Road | Maidenway Road to Southfield Road | Paignton |
| Church Street | Winner Street to Well Street | Paignton |
| Commercial Road | Cartmouth Road to Victoria Street | Paignton |
| Dartmouth Road | Great Western Road to Totnes Road | Paignton |
| Dendy Road | Victoria Street to Hyde Road | Paignton |
| Esplanade Road | Marine Drive to Sands Road | Paignton |
| Eugene Road | Seaway Road to Paris Road | Paignton |
| Great Western Road | Victoria Street to Dartmouth Road | Paignton |
| Hyde Road | Torquay Road to Victoria Street | Paignton |
| Maidenway Road | Lammas Lane to Blatchcombe Road | Paignton |
| Manor Road | Marine Drive to Torquay Road | Paignton |
| Marine Drive | Seaway Road to Esplanade Road | Paignton |
| Morin Road | Manor Road to Paris Road | Paignton |
| Old Torquay Road | Upper Manor Road to Preston Down Road | Paignton |
| Palace Avenue | Winner Street to Torquay Road | Paignton |
| Paris Road | Morin Road to Torquay Road | Paignton |
| Roundham Road | Esplanade Road to Whitstone Road | Paignton |
| Sands Road | Whitstone Road to Esplanade Road | Paignton |
| Seaway Road | Torquay Road to Marine Drive | Paignton |
| Station Lane | Dartmouth Road to Great Western Road | Paignton |
| Torbay Road | Esplanade Road to Victoria Street | Paignton |
| Torquay Road | Palace Avenue to Torbay Road | Paignton |
| Totnes Road | Dartmouth Road to Palace Avenue | Paignton |
| Upper Manor Road | Torquay Road to Oldway Road | Paignton |
| Victoria Street | Dendy Road to Great Western Road | Paignton |
| Winner Street | Totnes Road to Colley End Road | Paignton |
| Belgrave Road | Torbay Road to Lucuis Street | Torquay |
| Cary Parade | The Strand to Torbay Road | Torquay |
| Fleet Street | Union Street to The Strand | Torquay |
| Haldon Road | Ridgeway Road to Higher Lincombe Road | Torquay |
| Higher Erith Road | Babbacombe Road to Higher Woodfield Road | Torquay |
| Higher Lincombe Road | Haldon Road to Ridgeway Road | Torquay |
| Higher Woodfield Road | Higher Erith Road to Meadfoot Road | Torquay |
| Ilsham Road | Ilsham Marine Drive to Meadfoot Sea Road | Torquay |
| Livermead Hill | Cockington Lane to Wheatridge Lane | Torquay |
| Lower Warberry Road | Slip road to Middle Warberry Road to Babbacombe Road | Torquay |
| Meadfoot Road | Parkhill Road to Higher Woodfield Road | Torquay |
| Meadfoot Sea Road | Higher Woodfield Road to Ilsham Road | Torquay |
| Middle Lincombe Road | Higher Erith Road to Ridgeway Road | Torquay |
| Middle Warberry Road | Higher Warberry Road to Slip road to Lower Warberry Road | Torquay |
| Parkhill Road | Meadfoot Road to Torwood Street | Torquay |
| Ridgeway Road | Middle Lincombe Road to Haldon Road | Torquay |
| The Strand | Fleet Street to Torwood Street | Torquay |
| Torbay Road | Torquay Road to Rathmore Road | Torquay |
| Torbay Road | Belgrave Road to Cary Parade | Torquay |
| Torwood Street | The Strand to The Terrace | Torquay |
| Trematon Avenue | Union Street to Lymington Road | Torquay |
| Union Street | Fleet Street to Laburnum Row | Torquay |
| Union Street | Teignmouth Road to Upton Road | Torquay |