Glenwood Canyon Mudslides: Even Rainfall Events That 'Aren't Extreme' Will Lead To I-70 Closures
With one rain event after the next, it's likely going to be a long summer for those who rely on Glenwood Canyon.
With one rain event after the next, it's likely going to be a long summer for those who rely on Glenwood Canyon.
Interstate 70 is back open through Glenwood Canyon in western Colorado.
As forewarned, Garfield County officials closed Interstate 70 in both directions between Glenwood Springs and Dotsero at around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday.
Officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation warned that mudslides in Glenwood Canyon could continue to cause issues over the next couple of days.
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Since Saturday, Colorado Department of Transportation crews have been working around the clock to clear the debris flow from Interstate 70, but the consistency of the slide was making efforts difficult.
I-70 from Rifle to Dotsero opened thanks to mudslide cleanup work in Glenwood Canyon.
Once again Sunday, mud came cascading down in Glenwood Canyon forcing the closure of I-70 for a second time in a busy summer weekend.
Some lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 are closed from Kipling Street to Wadsworth Boulevard because of an overnight semi truck fire.
Eastbound lanes on Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon reopened Saturday morning after 12 hours of crash cleanup.
All eyes were open Saturday as the Colorado Department of Transportation spent the day taking down the Interstate 70 viaduct.
Interstate 70 eastbound was closed late Friday morning after a cement truck went over the side of the road in Garfield County. The Colorado State Patrol said those lanes reopened just after 5 p.m. Friday.
A major closure starts this weekend along Interstate 70 as part of the Central 70 Project.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed Saturday afternoon after a semi-truck crashed near Glenwood Springs.
A semi-truck fire sent up a large, black plume of smoke near Golden on Wednesday afternoon.
Colorado State Patrol shared more information to a possible bomb scare on Interstate 70 on Saturday.
Interstate 70 was closed Saturday afternoon for "police activity" near the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnels.
One Adams County Sheriff's deputy was taken to the hospital Saturday afternoon following a police chase on Interstate 70.
Aurora police say a man died after his vehicle crashed and rolled on Interstate 70 at around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will be working on the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Frisco in May.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed at Floyd Hill on Wednesday evening after a crash.
A large stretch of Interstate 70 closed Monday night as a snow storm barreled down onto Colorado and its high country.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed for a crash just west of Dotsero.
Interstate 70 is closed westbound between Exit 276B (Colorado Boulevard) and Exit 275B (Brighton Boulevard) because of a crash, according to Colorado Department of Transportation.
People trying to drive in or out of Colorado via I-25, I-70 and I-76 now have an open path to do so.
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