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Westbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 reopen after closure at Vail Pass

The westbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 were closed for a couple of hours on Thursday morning at Vail Pass due to a crash. The closure stretched from Exit 190 Vail Pass Summit and Exit 180 East Vail or one mile west of Copper Mountain. 

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Westbound lanes of I-70 closed at Vail Pass.  CDOT

According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the westbound lanes were closed due to a multi-vehicle crash. 

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CDOT

The CDOT cameras showed snow-packed roads and emergency vehicles at the crash site. 

What caused the crash was being investigated. 

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The backups in the westbound lanes of I-70 after the closure at Vail Pass. CDOT
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