Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy photograph
4:06 p.m.: On high of the complete Interstate 70 closure near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels, I-70 westbound is closed over Vail Pass for a crash.
4 p.m.: The Clear Creek Sheriff’s Office said that the crash occurred on the on-ramp of eastbound Interstate 70, the place visitors from U.S. Highway 6 merges into I-70. Deputies estimated greater than 75 autos have been concerned, in response to a social media submit.
I-70 remains to be closed in each instructions near mile marker 216 near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels and is anticipated to be closed for “an extended period of time,” in response to Colorado State Patrol.
Alternate routes are suggested, and this story will probably be up to date as extra info is launched.
3:50 p.m.: Both instructions of journey on Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels are anticipated to be closed for “an extended period of time,” following a “large, multi-vehicle” crash, in response to a Colorado State Patrol press launch.
Alternative routes are suggested.
3:20 p.m.: A multi-vehicle crash has closed eastbound Interstate 70 by means of Colorado’s mountains following a multi-vehicle crash, in response to COtrip.org.
The crash comes following quite a few closures on Interstate 70 and different highways throughout a snowstorm that has introduced just a few inches of accumulation to valleys and icy circumstances on mountain passes. There are extra probabilities for snow later this week.
Traction and chain legal guidelines are in impact. For extra info, go to CODOT.gov/travel/winter-driving/tractionlaw.
For the most recent climate alerts, go to Weather.gov/bou. For visitors alerts and highway circumstances, go to COtrip.org.
