Eastbound Interstate 70 has been reopened following an early-morning closure caused by numerous slide offs, authorities say.
For the third time in two days, a testy winter-like storm in May temporarily shut down a section of Interstate 70, one of the busiest East-West highways in the U.S.
A few hours later, the Colorado State Patrol shut down both directions of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon following a rock slide. There is no estimate of when the highway will be reopened.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed the highway at Exit 180 in East Vail due to multiple spun out vehicles.
I-70 MP 180 EB CLOSED due to multiple spun out vehicles.
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle)
I-70 EB: Safety closure at Exit 180 – East Vail.
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT)
The department shut down eastbound I-70 just east of the Eisenhower Tunnel early Monday morning after icy roads triggered numerous car crashes. It wasn’t until late in the day that the highways was cleared of wrecks and reopened.
Also on Monday morning, westbound I-70 was closed in Glenwood Canyon.
It’s unclear how long the current closure will be in force.
The National Weather Service in Boulder predicted Monday that the mountains could get anywhere from 8 inches to 18 inches of snow.
Driving conditions are dangerous, said Natalie Sullivan, meteorologist for the NWS.
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