Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in De Beque Canyon reopened late Tuesday afternoon as crews battled a brush fire in the area.
The Colorado Department of Transportation announced in a tweet that the closure between the Palisade and De Beque exits was lifted at 4:33 p.m. The right westbound lane remained closed, and delays are expected.
https://twitter.com/ColoradoDOT/status/1029496269247410176
All lanes in both directions had been closed at approximately 2 p.m. due to the fire.
Colorado State Patrol sent a tweet at 2:37 p.m. saying crews were getting the highway open one lane at a time and that drivers could expect slow traffic near Cameo.
Crews are getting the highway open one lane at a time but smoke is still pretty thick. Drive safely and anticipate slow traffic near Cameo
— CSP Fruita (@CSP_Fruita)
