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Eastbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 reopen after closure at Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel

The eastbound lanes of I-70 reopened after a closure at the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel due to a crash near Bakerville on Tuesday morning. The closure was from Exit 218: Herman Gulch to Exit 221: Bakerville, four miles west of the Silver Plume area.

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, all lanes reopened by 7:40 a.m.

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Eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel due to a crash near Bakerville on Tuesday morning. CDOT

Drivers were urged to find an alternate route during the closure. There were traffic backups in the area. 

What caused the crash is being investigated. 

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