At Least 6 Separate Crashes Tangled Traffic On I-70 At York Friday Morning
DENVER (CBS4) -- There were at least six separate crashes in the same stretch of highway during the Friday morning commute. They all happened on westbound Interstate 70 at York Street.
I-70 WB our problem area this morning! ANOTHER crash on I-70 WB at York St blocking left lanes. #cotraffic #CBS4Mornings pic.twitter.com/4g3gVSViPs
— Andrea Flores (@AndreaFloresTV) February 8, 2019
The first crash happened sometime around 4:45 a.m. and the hits just kept coming.
Seriously? Another crash on I-70 WB at York St blocking left lane..#cotraffic #CBS4Mornings pic.twitter.com/ZlDa3TtG2g
— Andrea Flores (@AndreaFloresTV) February 8, 2019
Traffic cameras recorded additional crashes at about 5:15 a.m., 6 a.m., 6:30 a.m. and 6:55 a.m.
TANGLED TRAFFIC: There were at least SIX SEPARATE CRASHES on I-70 at York during the morning commute! Did you get stuck in the backups?
Posted by CBS Denver on Friday, February 8, 2019
The stretch of highway in that area is included in a $1.2B improvement project.
"The Central 70 Project will reconstruct a 10-mile stretch of I-70 between Brighton Boulevard and Chambers Road, add one new Express Lane in each direction, remove the aging 55-year-old viaduct, lower the interstate between Brighton and Colorado boulevards, and place a 4-acre park over a portion of the lowered interstate," the Central I 70 Project website states. The project is slated for completion in 2022.