Tag: Interstate 70 In Colorado
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Westbound I-70 re-opens at Copper Mountain after semitruck crash
A crash between two semitrucks closed a section of westbound Interstate 70 for hours Friday morning as skiers headed west for the weekend snow. Two commercial vehicles crashed on the highway near Copper Mountain around 6 a.m. Friday morning, according to a press release from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). I-70 re-opened by about…
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Victims of fatal I-70 Wheat Ridge crash were newlyweds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not even a week before a fatal semi-truck crash took the life of three family members on Thursday, two of them had just married. Ruben Rodriguez, 33, Juliana Rodriguez Plata, 37, and Plata’s mother, Luz Melba Martinez were killed following a crash on Interstate 70…
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Section of westbound I-70 reopen near Loveland Ski Area
The westbound interstate is currently closed between Loveland and Silverthorne
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Eastbound I-70 closed after crash involving dump truck
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson County following a crash involving a dump truck and several other vehicles. The crash happened around 2:15 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of the highway near the Lookout Mountain Road exit. A spokesperson…
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Westbound I-70 at Golden reopened after fatal crash
Interstate 70 westbound is shut down after a fatal, two-vehicle crash occurred Monday morning. The crash caused the Colorado State Patrol to close westbound I-70 between U.S. Highway 6 and Colorado Highway 470 as troopers investigate and Colorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear debris. One person was killed and others injured. Colorado State…
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Winter returns: Fatal crash temporarily closes westbound I-70 Thursday
Colorado’s first major snow storm Thursday already claimed a victim, according to the Colorado State Patrol (CSP). Troopers tweeted at 7:46 a.m. Thursday I-70 was closed at Georgetown as they investigated a fatal crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck and a pedestrian. I-70 westbound lanes were closed for hours while officials investigated the incident. The left…
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Westbound I-70 re-opens Sunday afternoon near Glenwood Canyon
Colorado State Patrol troopers re-opened westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon Sunday afternoon after an almost-five-hour closure caused by a tractor-trailer rig crash, according to a Tweet. The Eagle division of the Colorado State Patrol alerted drivers of the closure at Exit 133 via Twitter at 8:45 a.m. and said to expect a “several hour delay.” Based…
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Emergency repairs underway on eastbound I-70
Part of eastbound Interstate 70 has been reduced to two lanes as crews make emergency repairs between Sheridan and Lowell boulevards, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Officials said the repairs were expected to last most of Thursday and will cause delays. For more details, click here.
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Portions of I-70 closed due to weather in Colorado’s mountains
The Colorado Department of Transportation has shut down portions of Interstate 70 as a snow storm moves across the state’s high country. Sections of I-70 began closing periodically Friday morning due to accidents and safety concerns, officials said. As of 1:30 p.m. the westbound lanes of the interstate remained closed at Vail Pass due to…
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Nighttime closures on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon planned for Wednesday, Friday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Portions of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon will be closed overnight this week for emergency repairs in the wake of mudslides and debris flows over the summer. Work is scheduled to occur on Wednesday and Friday between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. along the interstate’s…