Portions of I-70 closed across Colorado due to crashes, winter driving conditions

There were several portions of Interstate 70 that were closed on Wednesday morning after a winter storm brought snow to parts of Colorado. There were intermittent closures west of Denver in Lakewood, in the mountains and on the Eastern Plains. 

Eastbound I-70 was closed between E470 three miles west of Watkins, and US 24 three miles west of Limon from mile marker 292 to mile marker 358. Drivers are urged to take an alternate route. 

Both directions of I-70 were closed between US 40 three miles west of Limon and Exit 438 which is Rose Avenue in Burlington, from mile marker 368 to mile marker 437. 

The road is closed due to safety concerns. Drivers are urged to take an alternate route. 

There was a traffic hold due to conditions westbound I-70 in Golden between Exit 260 at C470 and Exit 259 Morrison Road one mile west of Golden on Wednesday morning but that was reopened to traffic by 11 a.m. 

An earlier closure due to a crash in Lakewood caused some traffic delays west of Denver.

There were also some highway closures along the Front Range as snow continued to fall. 

Drivers were urged to check COtrip.org before hitting the streets.