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Westbound Interstate 70 reopened Tuesday afternoon near Vail after a semitrailer crashed that morning, shutting down the highway for more than three hours, according to the .
The semitrailer, which was carrying heavy axles, turned over on westbound I-70 near the west end of Dowd Junction, the said on X around 9:11 a.m. Tuesday.
CDOT officials said the westbound interstate around 12:55 p.m. Tuesday.
Westbound I-70 was for the crash cleanup and investigation between U.S. 6 and Exit 169 for Eagle, about a mile east of Avon.
A posted by CDOT officials shows the overturned truck spread across both lanes of traffic and the interstate’s shoulder.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
