Stacey Stegman
Stacey Stegman
came hour morning rush storm timing
The storm came as the morning rush hour was starting, so the timing couldn't have been worse.
closing far indication looking radar
Closing it is so far off our radar screen. Every indication is looking like the interchange will be improved.
expecting possible roads worst
I think we're well-prepared for the worst possible situation. We're expecting some icy roads in the morning.
accident became bit bus car involved later lost roads slush sort tangled time truck ups wet
From what I'm hearing, the UPS truck and car sort of tangled in an accident and the bus became involved later when the UPS truck lost control. The roads were just wet with a little bit of slush at the time of the accident.
closed pass remains weather
The weather is getting better, but Loveland Pass has been closed all day and remains closed.
accident barrier benefit found highway highways metro potential rate request section similar yeah
The accident rate on this section of highway is very competitive with similar highways in the metro area. But, because they did request it, we did look at it and found that, yeah there is a potential for some benefit to installing a barrier system.
barriers install limit mph road section speed unusual urban
We typically don't install median barriers on a section of road with a 45 mph speed limit like this, in an urban area. So, this is a pretty unusual project.
driving seen winter
We have seen some improvement, but it's still significant winter driving conditions.
based money people setting spending
We do it so when we're setting our spending priorities, we're setting them based on what people want us to be spending their money on.
normal worse
We know it was bad. It was worse than a normal weekend.
case ice keeping overnight shift snow weather
We're keeping them on the snow shift in case we get any weather tonight. It's really cold, and we don't want to see any ice in the overnight hours.