Safety Concerns Prompts I-70 Closure Heading West Over Vail Pass
The closure was lifted about 30 minutes later, at around 1 p.m.
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The closure was lifted about 30 minutes later, at around 1 p.m.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 between Frisco and Loveland Pass were closed Saturday afternoon. The Colorado Department of Transportation says there are multiple vehicles which spun out on the highway.
Wintery weather moved in across Colorado's high country, and the inevitable happened at around 1:45 p.m.
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Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Colorado Mills Parkway were closed Sunday evening.
The Colorado Department of Transportation issued a safety closure for both east and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 on Sunday morning.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 on the Eastern Plains are closed due to a crash.
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos is the driver who crashed an out-of-control semi truck into stopped traffic on Interstate 70 in Lakewood in 2019, killing four people and injuring several others.
The Eisenhower and Johnson Tunnels were a part of a blackout on Sunday, Dec. 12 which caused Colorado Department of Transportation operators to close the tunnel for safety reasons.
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Both directions of Interstate 70 were closed Sunday afternoon at the Eisenhower Johnson Tunnels for a reported power outage.
The Colorado Department of Transportation told reporters Monday Vail Pass is the most dangerous stretch of Interstate 70 in the state.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Kipling Street were closed Saturday at around 6 p.m. for a rollover crash. Wheat Ridge police say the crash shut the highway down completely.
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Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed between Frisco and Silverthorne due to a vehicle fire.
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Wheat Ridge Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 70 at Kipling Street that caused a large backup.
In the Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne areas, Thursday's snowfall was slow to accumulate on the highway, but higher up on Vail Pass it created rough travel conditions.
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Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed for about a half-hour Monday afternoon from Loveland Pass to Silverthorne. All lanes reopened by 3:22 p.m. Monday.
A chemical spill caused eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Vail to close Friday morning.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says due to safety concerns along Interstate 70, its project along a westbound stretch in Summit County will now be done during the daylight.
Officials said 10 or more vehicles were involved in a crash on I-70 late Friday morning.
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Officials said poor conditions are causing flight delays and cancellations at Denver International Airport Friday morning.
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Officials said 10 or more vehicles were involved in a crash on I-70 late Friday morning.
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