Interstate 70 will be closed over Vail Pass on Monday morning for avalanche reduction, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced late Sunday.

The roughly hour-long closure for both directions of the interstate is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. between mile markers 176 (Vail) and 195 (Copper Mountain/Leadville/CO 91).

Find real-time updates at COtrip.org.

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