Colorado authorities reopen westbound I-70 through Glenwood Canyon after semi rollover crash

Transportation officials in western Colorado reopened the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon early Saturday afternoon the day after a semi rollover crash. The full closure had been put in place so crews could do cleanup work.   

The crash happened on Friday at approximately 6 p.m. and resulted in an extended closure of westbound I-70. The interstate reopened overnight but westbound I-70 had to be shut down again at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. It reopened about 90 minutes later.

"Glenwood Canyon is an extremely challenging section of road with limited space for operations," officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation said in their Friday night alert explaining why the westbound lanes of the interstate had to be shut down.

Colorado officials haven't said so far if anyone was hurt in the crash.

A detour was in place during the closure that added several hours to drive times for people heading west through Colorado. Per CDOT, it "directs commuters onto US 6 via exit 157, Wolcott, north on HWY 131 toward Steamboat, west on US 40 towards Craig, south on HWY 13, and back on I-70 near Rifle."