WEATHER ALERT DAY: Roads icy as snow continues; flights delayed at DIA
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Snow was still falling as of 8:50 a.m. and is expected to continue throughout the day.
Denver International Airport is also reporting flight delays and cancellations due to inclement weather. You can check the status of your flight by clicking HERE.
Snow, wind and ice await you this morning. Driving will be difficult and slow. Be prepared before you go out the door.
— CSP Castle Rock (@CSP_CastleRock) January 21, 2018
El Paso County is currently warning to stay off the roads. There are currently 35 trucks out clearing the road in El Paso County right now.
If you are traveling from the Denver Airport check your flight status:
Not a lot of change so far with about 133 flights cancelled today due to winter weather. Crews are deicing the runways and airlines are deicing aircraft. Drive with care and check your flight status. #cowx pic.twitter.com/Ead7Fa8TXy
— Denver Int’l Airport (@DENAirport) January 21, 2018
All flights out of the Colorado Springs Airport are on time.
Right now I-25 around Monument looking slick, other than that I-25 is clear, but use caution. The outside lanes are still the slickest.
We are tracking slowdowns on US-24 EB in Teller County as well as a traction law warning:
If you are traveling to the high country:
Heavy Traffic Increasing- #I70West;Up to 2 hours total travel time from Denver/C-470 to Eisenhower Tunnel,MM 259-215
— CDOT (@ColoradoDOT) January 21, 2018
Drive times (9:00 a.m.):
Downtown Colorado Springs to Downtown Denver (I-25 NB) : 80 minutes
Pueblo to Colorado Springs (I-25 NB): 40 minutes
KRDO will work to bring you the latest updates.
