By Shannon Lukens. Photo courtesy Craig Police.
Snowplow drivers are busy removing snow from city streets. Different communities have different ordinances.
Craig
The City of Craig and Craig Police have put out a list of 56 vehicles that need to be moved off of the street. The list includes the address, license plate, and a description of the vehicle. Craig Police says, “please move it as soon as possible to avoid your vehicle being ticketed or possibly towed.”
From the City of Craig website: “The Road and Bridge Department also removes snow from curb to curb and then sands the city streets for added traction and vehicle safety. The crew utilizes seven dump trucks with sanders, two motor graders and two pick-up trucks with snow plows to accomplish this. Snow removal is done on every storm over two inches. The additional sanding will be done as often during winter as needed.”
The City of Craig Road and Bridge Department has 16 full-time employees who maintain the streets in Craig. There are 52.56 miles of road of which 45.03 are paged and 7.53 are gravel.
From Craig Police — Vehicles Hindering Snow Removal on Roadways
Snow Removal in the City of Craig
Steamboat Springs
In Steamboat Springs, winter parking restrictions run from Nov. 1 through April 30. Parking/camping is prohibited on city streets and shoulders overnight, along with public facilities and public parking lots. Cars could be ticketed and/or towed. Sidewalks also have to be cleared and do not push or put snow on roads or in parking spots.
Here is the list of location and restricted hours.
- Lincoln Avenue – 3-6 a.m.
- Stockbridge Transit Center – 2:30-6 a.m.
- Ski Time Square – 3-6 a.m.
- Anglers Drive area and south to city limits – Midnight to 8 a.m.
- All other areas – 2-8 a.m.
Snow plowing in Steamboat Springs covers
- 80 miles of streets
- Six miles of alleys
- 37 parking lots
- 1,100 fire hydrants
- 105 cul-de-sacs
The five miles of US Hwy 40 through downtown is the responsibility of the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The City of Steamboat Springs has five motor graders, five sand trucks and two loaders, operated over two shifts by 14 full-time employees and four seasonal operators.
From the City of Steamboat Springs – Winter-Snow Removal
From the City of Steamboat Springs — November Signals Start of Winter Parking Requirements
Routt County
ROUTT COUNTY helps plow 160 miles of paved roads and 500 miles of gravel roads. These are centerline road miles which means out and back for a total of 1,320 lane miles of road.
The Routt County website also mention parking on county roads: “It is illegal to obstruct, either fully or partially, any public roadway. Parking on public roadways may subject the vehicle to be towed or the owner may be ticketed or otherwise subjected to civil and/or criminal prosecution. . The crews may put a notice on your vehicle informing you to move your vehicle. The Routt County Sheriff’s Department may also order illegally parked vehicles to be towed.”
Routt County’s plow fleet consists of:
- 21 Motor graders
- 6 large plow trucks
- 3 small plow trucks
- 3 front end loaders
- 1 loader mounted snow blower
Routt County Winter Maintenance
Hayden
In Hayden, there is no parking on city streets, alleys, or highways from midnight to 7 a.m. from Nov. 1 to April 30. Violators can be ticketed and/or towed. This is for all town streets except for U.S. Hwy 40.
The Town of Hayden website adds, “All property owners are responsible for keeping their sidewalks clear of ice and snow. Snow and ice must be removed within 24 hours of the termination of falling snow.”
From the Town of Hayden — WINTER PLOWING PROCEDURE AND PARKING RESTRICTIONS
Oak Creek
In Oak Creek, there is no parking overnight on Main Streets. The Town of Oak Creek website says, “All vehicles must be moved within 24 hours after a snow storm to allow for the completion of snow removal operations.”
Vehicles will be towed at the owner’s expense. “The officers and employees of the Town shall have the right to move vehicles from place to place on the streets and alleys or elsewhere as may be necessary in connection with snow removal.”
10.08.020 – Cooperation with snow removal procedure
10.08.030 – Authority to move vehicles during snow removal