Road conditions begin as slushy, snowy but improving in Monument area Wednesday
MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) -- 1 P.M. UPDATE: The sun was trying to poke through the clouds as light snow continued to fall.
Paved surfaces remained damp to wet, with gradual drying occurring.
A Texas driver had a close call just before 11:30 a.m., when his pickup truck lost control and crossed four lanes of traffic before crashing into a ditch on southbound Interstate 25 at the bottom of Monument Hill.
The driver wasn't hurt, but his truck was towed away for repair.
9 A.M. UPDATE: Snowfall has intensified but is melting on asphalt and concrete surfaces.
Traffic on I-25 at Monument Hill is flowing normally, and is just wet with no accumulations of ice, snow or slush.
Plows continue to patrol I-25, Highway 105, and Monument Hill Road in the area.
7:30 A.M. UPDATE: Authorities responded to a minor two-vehicle crash just before 7 a.m. near the crest of Monument Hill on northbound Interstate 25.
There were no apparent injuries, and the crash slowed traffic only temporarily.
Traffic also backed up behind a tandem of plows moving along the highway.
Most of the slush that accumulated on I-25 has melted, and the pavement is simply wet; snowfall briefly stopped, then resumed with less intensity than earlier.
There appeared to be no more than an inch or two of accumulation, and most of it had melted on roads and streets.
6 A.M. UPDATE
Drivers heading north on Interstate 25 will find mostly sloppy weather, but no serious issues during this mid-spring snowstorm.
The temperature is 28 degrees, and the winds are calm with little traffic at this hour.
Northbound traffic on I-25 will begin to encounter light snow accumulations past the Air Force Academy, with generally slushy conditions.
So far, roads don't appear to be icy or snow-packed, but those conditions could exist on neighborhood streets or less-traveled roads.
Snowplows with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are on patrol, although there doesn't appear to be heavy accumulations yet.
Stay tuned to KRDO 13 for the impacts of this latest storm.
