Snow crews working in affected areas - primary routes first

The City of Colorado Springs snow crews are currently working in affected areas.

Primary routes will be cleared first. Primary routes are multi-lane roads with large volumes of traffic or hospital access. Once the primary routes are passable, crews will move to secondary routes. Secondary routes include collector streets and school access. The City is responsible for 1,780 lane miles of primary and secondary streets.

It can take six hours or more to clear the primary routes in a large event; and, if snow is continuously falling, the primary routes often have to be treated more than once, delaying when crews can start on secondary routes. We ask residents to be patient and to delay optional trips in the first few hours or more of a snow event. There are several ways to stay informed about current conditions:

• Whether snow crews have been called out can be found on www.SpringsGov.com under News.
• Citizens can sign up for the Cityï