Major Interstate 70 Weekend Closure In Denver Area Starts Friday Night As Crews Begin Work On 'Mile High Shift'
A major closure starts this weekend along Interstate 70 as part of the Central 70 Project.
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A major closure starts this weekend along Interstate 70 as part of the Central 70 Project.
A semi hauling 40,000 pounds of paper caught fire on Monday morning. The fire shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 70 just east of Wolcott in Eagle County.
Residents toured a stretch of the Central 70 Project in Denver over the weekend and walked on the pavement that will soon be covered with cars traveling east and west.
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.
The Colorado Department of Transportation took CBS4 behind the scenes of the Central 70 construction project on Tuesday.
Colorado State Patrol is pleading with drivers to slow down and obey the "Move Over" law.
It is Colorado state law for commercial vehicles to carry chains or approved traction devices along Interstate 70, between mile markers 133-259, between September 1 and May 31.
Snow in the Denver metro area in May is not uncommon, but it usually happens before Mother's Day. This year will be different with a good chance of rain changing into snow Monday night.
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.
The sun's angle, surrounding terrain and the highway configuration all combine on some days to create a blinding sun glare in the foothills.
Significant rainfall caused the closure of rest areas in Glenwood Canyon this week which the Colorado Department of Transportation says will last until the forecast improves.
A crash has led to the closure of Interstate 70 in Colorado's high country.
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed rest areas and the recreation path along Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Sunday night.
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.
Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 reopened about 8:30 p.m. after being closed for hours at the Eisenhower Tunnel on Friday evening.
The Colorado Department of Transportation will be working on the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 between Silverthorne and Frisco in May.
Travel over and under the Continental Divide became a snowy entanglement of cars and trucks late Thursday afternoon.
Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 were closed at Floyd Hill on Wednesday evening after a crash.
A narrow but potent band of snow developed across parts of the Denver metro area late Wednesday afternoon.
A large stretch of Interstate 70 closed Monday night as a snow storm barreled down onto Colorado and its high country.
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A crash forced highway officials to close the westbound lanes of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon for a short time.
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