Latest Winter Storm Arrives Loudly, Leaves Quietly
PIKES PEAK REGION – Stuck and abandoned vehicles, icy roads, messy travel and busy road crews were the aftermath of the latest winter storm to strike the area on the first week of spring.
Crews in northern El Paso County and Teller County made progress by starting work early Tuesday and continuing through Wednesday morning. Both counties continued with full call-outs of crews through the day Wednesday, while looking ahead to another storm predicted for the weekend.
On the Interquest Parkway exit ramp of I-25, a state trooper waited as tow trucks arrived to remove four vehicles abandonedduring the storm. The cars were considered a hazard to traffic. If you believe your vehicle has been towedfrom I-25, contact the Colorado State Patrolto find out where it is, or wait for a notice in the mail. The trooper on the scene advises drivers to pull their vehicles off the road if it becomes disabled.
On the steep Austin Bluffs Parkway hill, vehicles slowed to a crawl to remain under control on the slick pavement. In Monument, a New Mexico man stopped to refuel for his trip home, after the storm forced him to spend the night in Denver after a concert.
