Tag: Closure
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Overnight lane closures on I-70 start Sunday
Portions of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County will reduce to one lane overnight for the next two weeks beginning on Sunday in preparation for ski season, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Construction crews will work on a section of the eastbound lanes of the interstate in the Silver Plume area between 7…
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Flash flood warning briefly closes I-70 in Glenwood Canyon
The highway reopened in both directions at about 6:30 p.m.
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Eastbound Speer Boulevard tunnel to close on Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A half mile portion of Speer Boulevard tunnel will be closed Sunday morning as Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure perform a routine safety inspection, officials said. Roads along the tunnel between Bannock and Grant Streets will be closed beginning at 3 a.m. and will…
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CONSTRUCTION ALERT: Portions of I-70 to close Friday night
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Portions of westbound Interstate 70 will be closed by the Colorado Department of Transportation beginning Friday night as work continues on the department’s Central 70 Project. Roadways between Interstate 270 and Colorado Boulevard will close…
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Voluntary fishing closure enacted on portions of Colorado River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have enacted a voluntary fishing closure in portions of the Colorado River, citing low flows and warm water temperatures from the drought in the western part of the state,. The closure went into effect Wednesday between the Highway 9 bridge…
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Cherry Creek State Park’s swimming area temporarily closed; Chatfield’s reopens
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cherry Creek State Park’s designated swimming area is temporarily closed after a higher than allowable presence of E. coli bacteria was reported, officials announced Wednesday. The presence of the bacteria occurred during a routine water quality test required by the Colorado Board of Health and…
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Mudslides close I-70 for second weekend in a row
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Drivers that regularly travel on I-70 groaned again Saturday afternoon after several mudslides flowed onto the roadway and closed it down. The closure came just five days after the highway reopened to traffic on Monday, after last weekend’s round of mudslides from the Grizzly Creek…
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Colorado weather: Mudslide closes I-70 as flood warnings issued
A mudslide closed I-70 Saturday afternoon, after a flash flood warning was issued for the Grizzly Creek fire burn scar near Glenwood Canyon. At around 3:10 p.m., officials tweeted that eastbound lanes on I-70 had been closed east of Glenwood Springs. Four minutes later, they tweeted that westbound travel had also been closed off. By…
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Progress made, but Straight Creek, Platte River fires continue to burn
The Straight Creek Fire didn’t grow in size after firefighters reported the blaze was 30% contained last night, but crews are still working to contain the perimeter of Platte River Fire, officials said Saturday morning. Around 45 firefighters and three aicraft were working the Straight Creek Fire on Saturday. The blaze had blackened about eight…
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Additional closures at RMNP to protect nesting falcons, climbers
Rocky Mountain National Park announced additional closures to rock climbing routes in the Lumpy Ridge Area Friday after several peregrine falcons showed “aggressive territorial behavior.” Climbing routes on the Left Book, The Bookmark and Bookmark Pinnacle are closed through July 31 to protect the nesting birds, according to a release from park officials. The birds…