By Shannon Lukens.
Be aware of heavy traffic if you’re traveling. Colorado Department of Transportation says all statewide construction projects are stopping at noon today with no work on Christmas Day. Same with New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day next week.
CDOT has sent statistics from last year on this day. The vehicle count in the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels on the day before Christmas was 32,495. Christmas Day was a bit less at 28,177 vehicles. The day after Christmas, so Dec. 26 a year ago, the number jumps to 46,011 vehicles traveling through the tunnels on I-70.
The I-70 Mountain Express Lanes are open every day through Sunday, Jan. 4, for westbound traffic. Hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. And Monday, Jan. 5, for Eastbound traffic. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Always check COtrip.org or the COtrip Planner App for updates and alerts.
- Road conditions and travel information: COtrip.org
- Download the COtrip Planner app: bit.ly/COtripapp
- Sign up for project or travel alerts: bit.ly/COnewsalerts
- See scheduled construction lane closures: bit.ly/laneclosures
- Connect with @ColoradoDOT on social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
CDOT warns travelers to anticipate heavy holiday traffic statewide
Most offices and businesses are closed for the Christmas holiday.
Yampa Valley Electric is closed today and tomorrow.
LiftUp of Routt County is closed today through Sunday.
In Craig, City Hall and City Offices are closed today and tomorrow for Christmas Day.
City offices in Steamboat Springs are open today and closed on Christmas Day.
If your regular trash day is tomorrow in Steamboat Springs or Craig, don’t put out your trash can. There is no residential trash on Christmas Day. Pickup will be on Friday, instead, for Craig and Saturday for Steamboat Springs.
Apex Waste Solutions Holiday Schedule
There is a cookie decorating fundraiser on Christmas Eve in Yampa. It’s at Crossan’s, starting at 4 p.m. and then Santa stops by at 5:30 p.m. It’s for all ages and everyone is invited. The event is hosted by the 4th of July Committee for the town of Yampa.
The 38th Annual Realtor Community Christmas dinner is from 1-5 p.m. on Thursday, Christmas Day, at the Steamboat Springs Community Center. It’s free and all are invited. Food and volunteers are still needed for the annual event. For questions, or to donate food, call 970-819-2034.
Here is the LINK to sign up for donating food and/or volunteering your time. Click here for more details. Dinner organizers say food is needed and they appreciate everyone’s help.
St. Michael’s Church in Craig has a Community Christmas Day dinner from 2:45-4:30 p.m.
Courtesy photos from Katie McElhinney, Susan Rossi, and Shelby Viele.
Twenty-two local students in South Routt County put on a Live Nativity Play in Yampa on Sunday, in front of Yampa Bible Church on Moffat Ave. The kids dressed as shepherds and had one dairy cow, two miniature donkeys, three alpacas, two goats, and two lambs. Those who coordinated it were Shiloh Whaley, Angie Horn, Kasey O’Halloran, and Shandra Herold with the Yampa Youth Bible Group. Pictures are on the Steamboat Radio Facebook page.
Tune in to Easy 94-1 at 6 p.m. today and on Christmas Day to hear this year’s recording of “Finding Christmas Home for the Holidays” with the Steamboat Symphony Orchestra.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
For the KRAI Time, Temp, and Weather Hotline, call 970-824-1918.