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I-70 Reopens In Glenwood Canyon After Flash Flood Threat Passes
A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Friday night after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats.
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A stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon reopened Friday night after it was closed earlier in the day due to Flash Flood threats.
Crews continued to clear debris from Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon.
Traffic is moving through Glenwood Canyon once again on Interstate 70 in western Colorado.
The Grizzly Creek burn scar received significant precipitation Wednesday night into Thursday but by Thursday evening, the highway remained clear of any significant debris.
One lane in each direction of Interstate 70 is now open Glenwood Canyon in western Colorado.
CDOT announced an earlier than expected opening of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon Saturday morning thanks in part the weather cooperating this weekend.
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Westbound Interstate 70 will close between Interstate 270 and Colorado Boulevard beginning at 10 p.m. Friday.
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The lanes were reopened at around 9:30 p.m.
The Colorado Department of transpiration said it accounted for 108 individuals who were evacuated from Glenwood Canyon or moved to a safer location, one of them says she feels lucky to be alive.
With flash flood warnings popping up across the state and especially on the busy stretch of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants drivers to prepare for anything when traveling.
Work on the Central 70 Project is being postponed again -- this time due to the stormy weather expected this weekend.
Maintaining this stretch of I-70 has been a game of whack-a-mole for CDOT.
Part of Interstate 70 is closed in both directions between Eagle and Gypsum for a wildfire. The fire is near the Strawberry Fields Ranch.
All lanes of I-70 were closed on Thursday and remained closed on Friday evening with no estimate on when the interstate may reopen.
The Colorado Department of Transportation said that this is an "extended" closure and drivers are encouraged to take an alternate route.
Westbound Interstate 70 was closed in Avon for about two hours on Thursday afternoon after a mudslide. All lanes reopened just after 6:30 p.m.
Flash flood concerns on Wednesday kept Interstate 70 closed through Glenwood Canyon.
Westbound Interstate 70 was closed to the west of downtown Denver after a semi crash.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says they are about 75% finished with the Central 70 Project. However, a statewide oil shortage could pump the brakes on construction.
A flash flood warning prompted another closure of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon on Wednesday afternoon.
The section of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon was closed again Tuesday afternoon due to a flash flood warning.
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The Grand County Sheriff's Office says a rock slide has closed both directions of Highway 40.
Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.
Westminster police say they responded to a call just after 9 a.m. Saturday to the 12000 block of Melody Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital but later died.
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
Having tentatively established defensive lines around the uncontrolled Oak Ridge Fire west of Pueblo, wildfire crews are now planning to set their own fires in the coming days to old growth forest in an effort to stymy the fire's threat to a nearby town.
The Grand County Sheriff's Office says a rock slide has closed both directions of Highway 40.
Westminster police say they responded to a call just after 9 a.m. Saturday to the 12000 block of Melody Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital but later died.
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Westminster police say they responded to a call just after 9 a.m. Saturday to the 12000 block of Melody Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital but later died.
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