Westbound I-70 reopens after semi crash
A semi crash closed westbound lanes of Interstate 70 east of Silverthorne on Monday morning. Those lanes reopened just before 3 p.m.
Colorado State Patrol investigators rushed to the scene at mile marker 207 on I-70 just after 7 a.m.
⚠UPDATE - 2:50 p.m. (1/9) - I-70 westbound is now OPEN at Exit 216, Loveland Pass. Please note, westbound traffic will be moving slowly until the queue of backed up traffic is cleared. #KnowBeforeYouGo
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) January 9, 2023
When they arrived, state troopers found 3 vehicles involved, 2 semis and a passenger truck. One of the semis overturned and dumped its load of steel.
I70 is currently closed westbound from the Eisenhower Tunnel to Silverthorne due to a crash involving two CMVs. Detour route is Highway 6 over Loveland Pass. pic.twitter.com/okwOpPPPMb
— CSP_MCSAP (@CSP_MCSAP) January 9, 2023
Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed at mile marker 216 and traffic was divered to Highway 6 over Loveland Pass.
One person was rushed to the hospital. What happened leading up to the crash is being investigated.