Interstate 25 was shutdown, from Orchard to Arapahoe roads, for a couple of hours Thursday afternoon and RTD light rail along the highway was temporarily halted as police responded to a person who was in crisis.
***UPDATE ON I-25 between Orchard and Arapahoe: One lane northbound is going through. southbound remains closed as well as light rail service has been stopped. Our negotiators are working diligently to help the person in crisis.
— Greenwood Village (@GreenwoodGov)
The incident started around noon and the RTD E and R lines were back running shortly before 2 p.m., according to an RTD spokeswoman.
The southbound lanes of I-25 were closed for about 90 minutes. The northbound lanes were partially reopened prior to the full reopening. The person in crisis was contacted by police and the situation was resolved without further incident.
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