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I-70 Glenwood Canyon cleared after Flash Flood Warning

Interstate 70 Glenwood Canyon was closed on Sunday afternoon due to a Flash Flood Warning issued for the Grizzly Creek Fire burn scar and Glenwood Canyon, according to a press release by CDOT. The Flood Warning ended and the stretch of highway was back open at 4:30 p.m.

Eastbound and westbound I-70 were closed from Glenwood Springs (exit 116) to Dotsero (exit 133), with a second closure point for westbound traffic at Eagle (exit 140). 

Detours were in place prior to the interstate being cleared after the flood warning.

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