DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is urging drivers to heed the governor's stay-at-home order and stay off the roads, especially during snow storms.
According to a press release sent out Wednesday, CDOT's priority is to keep the roads clear and plowed for essential freight and emergency services.
“While traffic volumes have been reduced, some motorists are driving excessively fast causing dangerous conditions for everyone on the road,” said Executive Director Shoshana Lew.
There will be 94 plows out in the Denver metro region on Thursday and another 27 to 32 plows along the I-70 corridor to the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel, according to Tamara Rolliston, spokesperson for CDOT.
“There has been very dangerous driving in recent storms, resulting in fatalities. During this time when Colorado and the world are focused on life and death matters with the COVID-19 health care crisis, motorists need to drive like their life depends on it and be extremely careful when driving in the snow. Getting into a crash at this time will put further pressure on busy hospitals. If motorists must be out for essential travel, they have to drive to the conditions. That means TAKE IT SLOW, watch for icy spots on bridges and overpasses and don’t pass plows.” Executive Director Lew said in the release.
For the latest road conditions around the state, go to cotrip.org.
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