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CDOT closed I-70 from Vail to Frisco around noon on Thursday for winter maintenance and avalanche mitigation in preparation for the busy Presidents Day weekend, an agency news release said.
The closure lasted through about 4 p.m.
Eastbound Interstate 70 was closed just east of Vail Thursday morning following a series of weather-related spin outs, according to transportation officials.
A strong winter storm hit Colorado’s high country hard on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.
