Both directions of Interstate 70 closed for about an hour Friday afternoon east of Glenwood Springs after multiple car crashes, leaving at least one injured, Colorado Department of Transportation and State Patrol officials said.
One crash was reported at exit 140, near Gypsum, Colo., around 2:30 p.m., closing the eastbound lane, according to a release from the department.
I-70 EB: Road closed at Exit 140 – US 6; Gypsum. Due to crash, alternate route US 6.
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT)
The westbound lanes closed soon after at Eagle “due to multiple different crashes and safety concerns,” the patrol said in a release on Twitter.
ROAD CLOSURE: I-70 EB is CLOSED at Gypsum (MP 140) due to a injury crash involving multiple vehicles. ALT Route is HWY 6. No ETA at this point.
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle)
The interstate reopened near Gypsum around 3:20 p.m. and near Eagle around 3:47 p.m., the department wrote on Twitter.
Additional information was not immediately available.
