The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has issued an endanagered missing person alert for a 20-year-old Northern Colorado woman who has been missing since Nov. 30.

Kaylee Russell was last seen at 6 p.m. Nov. 30 and her last known location was near the Loveland/Johnstown Park-N-Ride at Colorado Highway 402 and Interstate 25.

She is listed as white, 5-feet-6 inches, 125 pounds with brown/blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hoodie, tan pants and brown slippers. Her vehicle is a 2016 black Tiguan Volkswagon with Colorado license plate 7880903.

Law enforcement said if seen to call 911 or the Evans Police Department at 970-350-9600.

GENESEE, Colo. — Colorado lawmakers passed a bill into law earlier this year that could help drivers chain up along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor during the winter months.

The passage of Senate Bill 25-069 created a permit system for private companies to sell and install tire chains or other traction devices to motorists at designated roadside sites. The permits would be issued by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).

But there are still questions surrounding whether the program has been implemented or what the roll out looks like, leaving drivers struggling with tire chains on their own during Wednesday’s storm.

“Your hands get cold, they start cramping up, and everything like that… so not too much fun,” said Kane Hulseman, who Denver7 met in Genesee, putting on tire chains just off of I-70.

When asked about driving conditions on I-70 Wednesday afternoon, Hulseman described the interstate as “pretty slick.”

Denver7 asked CDOT about the status of the program, but the agency did not provide information about whether any private companies have applied for permits.

Meanwhile, Denver7 met with Charlie Stubblefield of Mountain Recovery Towing, who emphasized the importance of tire chains for winter driving safety.

“Chains are just unbelievably important,” said Stubblefield. “I don’t think anybody realizes just how make or break of a deal that really is.”

While Stubblefield supports the concept of designated chain installation sites, he stressed the immediate need for them.

“We can’t have enough people out there getting trucks chained up and all that kind of stuff, and manning those chain stations, he said.

Similar programs already exist in California, Washington and Oregon.

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A law put in place in Colorado earlier this year is about to get one of its first winter weather tests as a strong storm gears up to hit parts of the I-70 corridor hard. It puts the onus on rental car customers to ensure that the cars they are renting are capable of handling mountain snow and ice conditions. It means two-wheel drive rentals in the high country just won’t cut it.

“Just like skiing, you’ve got to be familiar with the terrain,” said Matt Lovato, who lives in Dumont and partners in the running of a ski rental shop in Idaho Springs. “It’s a hard thing. Don’t go on black (ski runs) if you’re not ready, you know?”

It means car rental agencies have to inform people.

“The rental agency is required to tell you whether or not that car complies with the new law. And compliance is pretty simple. All passenger vehicles need to be all-wheel drive or four-wheel drive if they’re going to traverse I-70 between the Dotsero and Morrison exits between September and May,” said AAA’s regional director of public affairs Skyler McKinley.

On Tuesday, CDOT and the Colorado State Patrol together held a news conference in Georgetown to talk about new winter driving requirements.

“Even if you have a four wheel drive vehicle you’ve got to have the required type of tire and the proper tread depth, or you got to have chains to go along with that,” said State Patrol Lt. Colonel Josh Downing.

“If they’re not four-wheel drive or all wheel drive then they have to carry chains or alternate traction devices,” said McKinley. “And the driver has to put those on when it’s called for on that corridor.”

That messaging must come in writing or verbally to clearly let the renter know what’s expected, but once informed, it’s up to the renter to ensure the vehicle is properly equipped.

“I think there’s going to be some frustration in the system, but it’s just going to be a question of where and how and how we resolve it,” said McKinley.

In time, he believes rental car companies will come under pressure to make sure that the right vehicles are available.

“I suspect the market pressures will weigh on the rental cars, rental fleets keeping specific fleets in Colorado that are right for Colorado,” he said.

Inquiries with several car rental companies Tuesday evening did not bring replies.

But for renters, it will mean knowing what’s expected.

“Not everybody reads the laws when you come up to vacation somewhere, you know,” said Matt Lovato.

But violations could come with fines.