IMPORTANT UPDATE: Access to Pinewood Springs via Highway 36 Prohibited
Lyons, Colorado – Gov. John Hickenlooper announced this afternoon that the State of Colorado has contracted with a Colo. National Guard engineering company to rebuild U.S. 36 between Lyons and Estes Park. Work on the highway has begun from both directions – from the Town of Lyons and the Town of Estes Park – with similar equipment and crews working towards each other. In an effort to expedite construction, all traffic on U.S. 36 west of Lyons is prohibited, effectively immediately. Beginning Monday, all access to Apple Valley Rd will be severely restricted between the hours of 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. The closure applies to vehicular, cycling, and pedestrian traffic. The closures will specifically impact residents of Spring Gulch and Blue Mountain areas. Also,...
Read MoreTown of Lyons Access for Residents, Businesses, and Contractors
Lyons, Colorado – (via Lyons Recorder) The Town of Lyons has developed procedures for allowing Lyons residents, businesses, and contractors in and out of town limits. Beginning Monday, Sept. 23, a traffic checkpoint will be operational 24/7. Minimizing non-essential traffic will help accelerate the county’s/town’s recovery and repair efforts. Therefore, the Town of Lyons kindly requests that trips in and out by residents and authorized contractors be done only on an essential as-needed basis only. Residents As of 2 p.m. on Saturday, resident/business passes into Lyons were no longer available for pick-up at Lifebridge Church in Longmont. Beginning Monday, Sept. 23, Lyons residents and businesses will no longer be required to obtain a pass to access the...
Read MorePinewood Springs Area Schools Reopen Soon
Schools in the Pinewood Springs area both in Estes Park and Lyons have been closed since the flood. It’s taken an amazing amount of strategic planning and organization by the school districts and community leaders but they now have a plan to reopen the schools next week. Estes Park Schools are reopening Monday, September 23 at normal times. Specific details will be sent out in a district email to students and staff and School Messenger call. Waste water and sewer have been restored. Transportation routes will be modified and limited in some areas. Students and staff who can safely and feasibly report to school are asked to do so. Please stay home if you cannot safely get to school. If your children attend school in Estes Park and they have not heard about...
Read MoreLarimer County Flood Evacuee Meeting
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office in coordination with multiple federal, state, county and local agencies as well as several charitable organizations will be holding an evacuee informational meeting tomorrow, Friday, September 20th at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Budweiser Event Center, located at 5290 Arena Circle in Loveland, Colorado. Speakers will include Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnelly, Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith, Larimer County Manager Linda Hoffmann, Larimer County Recovery Manager Suzanne Bassinger, Larimer County Road and Bridge Representative Dale Miller, a representative from Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and several others. This meeting will be a chance for all those evacuees affected by the...
Read MoreUpdate: FEMA and Xcel Status of Lyons Repairs
BOULDER – Xcel Energy Inc. on Wednesday released an update on damage and repair operations going on in Boulder County in relation to the flooding that has ravaged the area in the past week, while the Federal Emergency Management Agency has also provided some updated figures on damage. Xcel said a valve is being installed in the natural gas pipeline south of the fire station in Lyons to cut service to flooded areas. Gas valves in parts of Lyons that were not flooded are being turned off in preparation for gas to be put into the system as early as this week. In Longmont, Xcel said access to some flooded neighborhoods still has not been possible. Crews have responded to emergency leaks but won’t begin assessing the damage until water recedes and roads...
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