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Interstate 70 was closed near Vail and Silverthorne on Sunday for “safety concerns” as snow battered the Colorado mountains, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The eastbound interstate was closed between Exit 180 for East Vail and Exit 190 for Vail Pass Summit, about 1 mile west of Copper Mountain, and reopened overnight, .
in the closure area showed snow-covered roads and white-out conditions.
Westbound I-70 also reopened overnight after closing Sunday between Exit 216 for U.S. 6 near Loveland Pass and Exit 205 for Colorado 9 near Silverthorne, .
Multiple Waze users reported “weather hazards” in both closed sections of I-70.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
