There have been several crashes on Colorado’s roads Tuesday morning after an overnight snowstorm dumped as much as 11 inches in some areas. While there was not a lot of accumulation in Denver, getting into the city has been challenging.
The Colorado Department of Transportation has 320 plows out treating roads. Snow remains on some highways with sideroads are tricky. This could be the toughest drive of this entire winter season.
The worst of the traffic is on Interstate 70, which closed for several hours last night. Around 8 p.m. Monday I-70 was closed through the foothills from Silverthorne to Morrison for over five hours. It remained slow Tuesday morning, but the road is open and much improved. Getting up into the high country the road is still snow-covered.
There is emergency roadwork on I-70 westbound in Glenwood Canyon, closing a lane and slowing things down.
Interstate-25 has an active crash site on the southbound side at 58th Avenue.
Colorado-470 westbound had a crash blocking multiple lanes near Wadsworth Boulevard.
Interstate-76 westbound near exit 16 in Brighton had multiple lanes blocked. That crash has been cleared.
Going east on U.S. 6 there was a crash near Sheridan Blvd which had blocked a lane. It is now clear.
There are no other major accidents at this time. The morning commute, in general, will take about twice as long with how slow traffic is moving.
Braking will take longer, if you are driving; take it slow.
The main snow has moved into southeastern Colorado. Areas just south of Denver may get another inch with little additional accumulation further north. Roads remain snowpacked across northern Colorado so hazardous driving conditions will persist into the morning rush hour.
— NWS Boulder (@NWSBoulder)
