SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, SW
COLORADO – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will have snow
plows on the ready to clear southwest Colorado high mountain roads and passes
this weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has alerted CDOT that a storm
system is moving into the San Juan Mountains beginning Friday night and
continuing into Saturday.
According to the Grand
Junction office of the NWS, there is a potential for three to six inches of
snow at an elevation of above 9,000 feet. As of Thursday, the storm system was
centered in Arizona and is expected to move Gulf moisture into southwest
Colorado Friday night and Saturday.
Motorists traveling into the
high mountains north of Durango should be prepared for snowy driving conditions
and are advised to remain alert for heavy equipment and snowplows on the
roadway.
STAY INFORMED: For information
on travel conditions, visit COTrip.org. To sign up to receive travel information and/or lane
closure updates on state highways in the area of your choice, visit CDOT’s
website at www.codot.gov and
choose the envelope icon at the bottom of the page. Updates are also
available via Twitter @coloradodot and CDOT’s Facebook page at Facebook.com/coloradodot.
twitter: @coloradodot
Contact:
Lisa Schwantes, Region 5 Communications Manager
970.385.1428
office /970.749.2015 mobile
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