Snowy Weather Leads To Crashes, I-70 Closure East Of Denver
(CBS4) - The Colorado Department of Transportation closed part of Interstate 70 east of Denver Saturday afternoon because of tough driving conditions. Colorado State Patrol responded to a rollover near Airpark Road.
Police say there were multiple separate crashes in the general area.
At least one person was taken to a hospital, but it's not clear how they're doing, or how seriously anyone else was hurt.
I-70 SAFETY CLOSURE: Adverse weather forces closure between Airpark Rd. & LimonNEW INFO 5:30 P.M. - CDOT says the westbound closure is now extended from Kansas to Denver. ---------------------------------- I-70 SAFETY CLOSURE: Adverse weather forces closure between Airpark Rd. & Limon
Posted by CBS Denver on Saturday, December 28, 2019
The closure spanned, at one point, between Airpark Road and U.S. 24 near Limon. CDOT announced at around 5:30 p.m. that westbound closure was extended from Kansas to Denver.
CDOT reopened I-70 at around 2 a.m. Sunday.
A warming shelter was opened Saturday night in Burlington.
A shelter has been opened in Burlington, CO at the Community Center (340 S. 14th Street).
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