Under Normal Circumstances
County roads will receive maintenance in the following manner:
- Days with measurable snow amounts, routes will be plowed in their entirety.
- Days without snow, crews will cleanup and push back snow routes as needed. All roads may not receive attention on those days.
- On regular working days plowing operations will begin at 6 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m..
- Weekends and extended shift plowing may take place under the direction of the district foreman.
In Extreme Circumstances
County roads may not receive same day maintenance:
- If we experience equipment failures or breakdowns.
- Emergencies require route equipment and operators at some other county location.
- If operator is not aware that said road is in need of attention.
- When snow storms happen in late afternoon and crews are no longer on duty.
Property Owner Liability
Property owners who create hazards in a public right of way (i.e., plowing snow off private drives, piling construction materials or timber, or placing garbage bins), may be subject to prosecution under Colorado Revised Statute 43-5-301.
A property owner may also be liable for any injury attributable to a hazard or the removal of a hazard s/he has created in a public right of way.
Vehicle owners and property owners whose guests leave vehicles in a public right of way are likewise subject to prosecution and vehicle impoundment.