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Intermittent Traffic Stops Planned On I-70 Starting Wednesday
The Colorado Department of Transportation wants drivers to know about planned traffic stops on Interstate 70 starting Wednesday.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation wants drivers to know about planned traffic stops on Interstate 70 starting Wednesday.
Westbound Interstate 70 was closed just east of Avon for most of the day Tuesday due to a deadly crash in snowy conditions.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 70 through Colorado's Eastern Plains as well as all of Interstate 76.
Historic snow has fallen in Boulder and Fort Collins and many areas along the Front Range have seen the most snow in three years. The storm quickly moves into Nebraska Tuesday afternoon leaving very cold air and big piles of snow behind.
After several hours, road crews cleaned up a rock slide at Interstate 70 westbound at Idaho Springs. I-70 reopened about 1:30 p.m.
The Colorado National Guard is standing by to help first responders if needed. The troops staged their gear on Monday night when the snow started to fall.
Live cameras from CDOT showed snowy road conditions. Get the latest CBS4 forecast at 5, 6 & 10 p.m. as two winter storms hit the state impacting your travel plans.
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) says they are on track to complete the Central 70 Project by the end of 2022. The $1.2 billion project stretches 10 miles from Brighton Boulevard to Chambers Road.
A jackknifed semi caused some problems on Interstate 70 overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed for a time between Genesee and Morrison.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed Interstate 70 from Airpark Road to Limon in both directions, reopened the stretch and then closed it again on Tuesday.
After a high of 76 degrees on Saturday we will spend close to 100 consecutive hours with temperatures below freezing this week.
Temperatures will not move much so we anticipate widespread travel problems with icy and snowpacked roads.
An unusual dip in the Polar Jet Stream will make it feel more like the middle of January over the next several days.
This air will pour straight out of the North Pole and it will stick around for several days.
Snowy conditions across the Denver metro area and in the Colorado foothills aren't causing too many problems for drivers early Thursday morning.
A surge of cold October air is pushing south across the Rockies and central Plains. This will bring a blast of Winter-like weather across our region before the day ends.
More snow is quickly heading to Colorado. Our next system will race towards our state on Wednesday.
We have a big change coming up in the forecast starting tomorrow.
A storm system currently spinning off the coast of Washington will bring a big weather change to the Rockies on Wednesday.
Wind will again be the big story across Colorado to start the week.
Early season snow is falling in Colorado's mountains and road conditions are "changing rapidly" on Vail Pass.
More snow in the mountains this weekend should help Loveland join Arapahoe Basin and Keystone on the short list of ski areas already open for the season.
On Thursday, Colorado experienced significant snow and freezing temperatures which changed the way people drive through the mountains.
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