Tag: I-70
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Westbound I-70 to close for two nights at Floyd Hill for bridge work
Colorado Department of Transportation crews will shut westbound Interstate 70 overnight Monday and Tuesday to erect temporary supports for a new cast-in-place concrete bridge over the highway. The full closures run from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. between the U.S. Highway 6 interchange at exit 244 near Idaho Springs. Drivers must exit, turn left under…
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Crashes spike 267% on Colorado route during winter months making it one of most dangerous roads in US
A recent report from Samsara dug into the topic of dangerous American roads, looking at how major routes around the country tend to see a big uptick in automobile accidents during winter months of the year. During winter season, American drivers crash at a rate of about 0.46 times per 100 million miles – about…
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CDOT worker struck by driver who allegedly fled scene on I-70
According to Colorado State Patrol (CSP), a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) employee was taken to the hospital with injuries after being struck by a pick-up truck on I-70 on November 18. Following the crash, the driver of the pick-up reportedly fled the scene. The incident took place at about 11:30 a.m. in the area…
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Here comes the sun — Floyd Hill I-70 sun glare delays begin
On clear days the State Patrol and CDOT will close eastbound lanes starting at sunrise Eastbound drivers on Interstate 70 at Floyd Hill can expect delays when the eastbound lanes are closed from sunrise to 8:30 a.m. from Nov. 1 through February on sunny days due to the intense sun’s glare in drivers’ eyes as…
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Fatal semi-truck crash shuts down I-70 in Colorado
An early morning semi-truck crash proved fatal on Colorado’s I-70, shutting down westbound lanes near Silverthorne for an extended period of time. According to Colorado State Patrol, the crash took place at about 5:42 a.m. on October 12 between Silverthorne and the west side of the Eisenhower tunnel, involving one vehicle. A semi-truck went off…
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Colorado State Patrol writes tickets to truckers without chains
Getting locked in a traffic jam behind a tractor-trailer stuck on snow-and-ice covered highways in the mountains is almost a tradition for Colorado drivers, who can face hours of delays when truckers don’t have, or don’t put on tire chains when the law requires them. Colorado State Patrol troopers began cracking down on chain violations…
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Can Evergreen’s El Rancho be saved? Buyer found but there’s still more hurdles to pass
As QuikTrip aims to build a gas station on the site of Evergreen’s El Rancho restaurant, efforts to save and move the historic structure into a new development across the street are making progress. Developer Observatory Holdings and commercial real estate broker JLL announced Monday it secured a buyer for the 77-year-old building: local bike…
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Colorado State Patrol: 3 dead after car-semitrailer crash on I-70
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three people died Wednesday when a car rear-ended a semitrailer on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol responded to the crash on eastbound I-70 at mile marker 348 west of Limon to find that three passengers of a Subaru Forester, including two children,…
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Multiple semi-trucks crash on I-70, sending three to hospital
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A crash involving multiple semi-trucks traveling on Interstate 70 westbound sent three people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon. Early reports indicate that just past 3 p.m. Wednesday a truck collided with another in the westbound direction, sending both into the eastbound lanes where they rolled…