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Travel Alert: Drivers experience snow-packed roads Monday morning

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Mesa Ridge Pkwy Monday morning

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Drivers experienced snow-packed roads and slick conditions Monday morning.

In the early morning hours, it was hard to see where the lanes were.

I-25 and Uintah Monday morning

At one point, drivers were unable to get up the hill on eastbound Austin Bluffs Pkwy. at Nevada due to the slick conditions.

Just before the 6 a.m. hour, KRDO was told that there was a jackknifed semi northbound on Circle just past Airport Rd.

CDOT and City plows were out in full force.

Map of CDOT plows Monday morning.

Motorists should never pass a snow plow. Plows travel at about 35 mph.

The City of Colorado Springs was placed on accident alert status Sunday evening and that continued into Monday morning.

If you are involved in a minor crash, click here to report it.

Despite, the weather conditions, there were only two outbound delays out of the Colorado Springs Airport. To check your flight status click here.

For a live traffic map click here.

For more on the changing weather conditions click here.

For a full list of closures click here.

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Hanna Knutson

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