Traffic, Cams, & Road Conditions!

Per CDOT as of 01/17/2012 06:02 AM

FRONT RANGE HIGHWAYS - DENVER, BOULDER AND SURROUNDING AREAS
I 76 Wheat Ridge/Arvada-Brighton (Icy Spots)
I 225 I-25 to I-70 (Icy Spots)
I 270 270 from I-76 to I-70 (Icy Spots)
US 6 Denver-Golden (Icy Spots)
US 6 Clear Creek Canyon (Icy Spots) (Snow Packed Spots)
US 34 Loveland-Estes Park (Icy Spots) (Snow Packed Spots)
US 36 Denver-Boulder (Icy Spots)
US 36 Boulder-Lyons (Icy Spots)
US 36 Lyons-Estes Park (Icy Spots)
US 85 Denver-Castle Rock (Snow) (Icy) (Snow Packed)
US 285 US 285 Hampden Ave (Icy Spots)
US 287 Ft Collins-Wyoming (High Wind) (Icy Spots)
US 287 US 287 Westminster-Ft. Collins (Icy Spots)
CO 7 Boulder-Brighton/US 85 (Icy Spots)
CO 7 Estes Park-Lyons (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 8 Morrison (Icy Spots)
CO 58 Golden-Arvada (Icy Spots)
CO 67 Rampart Range Rd-Sedalia (Icy Spots)
CO 67 Woodland Park-Deckers (Icy Spots)
CO 72 Nederland - Ward (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 72 Coal Creek Canyon (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 74 Evergreen-Morrison (Icy Spots)
CO 83 Franktown-Parker (Snow) (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 83 CO Springs - El Paso CL - Franktown (Snow) (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 93 Golden-Boulder (Icy Spots)
CO 119 Boulder-Longmont (Icy Spots)
CO 119 Boulder Canyon (Icy) (Snow Packed)
CO 119 Blackhawk-Central City Area (Icy) (Snow Packed)
C 470 I-70 to I-25 (Icy Spots)
E 470 E-470 (Icy Spots)

US 285 Pine Jct-Conifer-Turkey Creek Cyn (Snow) (Slushy) (Icy Spots)
US 285 Grant-Bailey-Pine Jct (Snow) (Slushy) (Icy Spots)
US 285 Kenosha Pass (Snow) (Wet)
US 285 Antero Jct-Fairplay-Jefferson (South Park) (Snow) (Icy Spots) (Snow Packed Spots)
US 285 Trout Creek Pass (Snow) (Slushy) (Icy Spots)
US 285 Poncha Springs - Buena Vista (Snow) (Slushy) (Icy Spots)
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US 285 Poncha Pass (Snow) (Slushy) (Icy Spots)
US 285 Monte Vista-Saguache (San Luis Valley) (Blowing Snow) (Icy Spots) (Snow Packed Spots)

Per CDOT:

CO 9 Hoosier Pass chain law dropped

High Wind Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
951 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS...

.THE SYSTEM BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WILL
COMBINE WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS TO
PRODUCE STRONG DOWNSLOPING WINDS...MAINLY AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8500
FEET. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BE FELT
ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRONT RANGE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS
IN THE FOOTHILLS...MAINLY DOWNWIND OF TERRAIN ORIENTED SOUTHEAST
TO NORTHWEST.

COZ033>036-220000-
/O.CON.KBOU.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120122T0000Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMERON PASS...
LARAMIE AND MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS...RABBIT EARS RANGE...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK...WILLOW CREEK PASS...
BERTHOUD PASS...BRECKENRIDGE...EAST SLOPES MOSQUITO RANGE...
EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...EISENHOWER TUNNEL...
INDIAN PEAKS...KENOSHA MOUNTAINS...MOUNT EVANS...
WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS...WINTER PARK...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY...
NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...WESTCREEK
951 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE MORNING PEAKING
BETWEEN NOON AT 3 PM THEN DECREASE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO
PROPERTY...TREES AND POWER LINES. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS
DUE TO BLOWING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES DEALING WITH STRONG CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.

IN ADDITION TO POWERFUL CROSSWINDS...DRIVERS SHOULD ALSO
ANTICIPATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO
NEAR ZERO CAUSING BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR
LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES...CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND GRAVEL...
FLYING DEBRIS...AND POWERFUL CROSSWINDS ON LOWER ELEVATION
HIGHWAYS.
&&

$$

Per CDOT.

CLOSED TO TRAFFIC70 I-70 Westbound 3 miles west of Eagle (Milemarker 143-143)Closed to traffic because of overturned semi trailer. No estimated time of reopening. Road closure began January 21st, 2012 at 5:31pm. Alternate route is US 6.

Chain Restriction: WB I-70 MM 220 to the Eisenhower Tunnel all cmv chains required; including buses and vans of 16+ capacity.

I-70 Westbound 3 miles west of Eagle (Milemarker 143-143)Open following accident clean up. Last updated on January 22nd, 2012 at 12:08am.
Updated : January 22nd, 2012 at 12:08 AM

Closed: US 285 Northbound / Southbound Fairplay-8 Miles south of Grant (Milemarker 183-203)Closed because of adverse conditions. Road closure began January 22nd, 2012 at 5:31am.
Updated : January 22nd, 2012 at 5:34 AM

http://cotrip.org/roadConditions.htm Click on Travel Alerts

Winter Storm Warning

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING
AND COME TO AN END BY NOON AT MOST LOCATIONS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES
CAN BE EXPECTED. NEW SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH ABOVE TIMBERLINE. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL AND
STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS...PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE COLORADO HIGH COUNTRY
THROUGH SUNDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...SLOW TRAVEL...SNOW PACKED ROADS...AND POOR
VISIBILITY. CHAIN LAWS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SEMI- TRAILERS AND
BUSES TRAVELING OVER HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES. TEMPORARY ROAD
CLOSURES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
Instructions: TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IS DISCOURAGED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP EXTRA FOOD...WATER...A FLASHLIGHT...AND DRY CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR HELP TO ARRIVE.


Target Area:
South and East Jackson, Larimer, North and Northeast Grand, Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
South and Southeast Grand, West Central and Southwest Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit, North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet

I-70 had a pretty rough night with closures. Open but slow.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/bou/