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Colorado road conditions: I-70 reopens near Limon, Denver after morning snowstorm

Snow and slick roads are causing partial road closures around Colorado, including stretches of I-70

CDOT cameras on Interstate 70 near Limon show at least two semitrailers that appear to have slid off the snowy highway on Thursday, Jan. 30.
CDOT cameras on Interstate 70 near Limon show at least two semitrailers that appear to have slid off the snowy highway on Thursday, Jan. 30.
Lauren Penington of Denver Post portrait in Denver on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Snow across central and southern Colorado on Thursday morning shut down roads and caused crashes on both major interstates and state highways but all affected roadways have reopened.

between U.S. 40 and U.S. 24, about three miles west of Limon, for a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

in the area at 8 a.m. showed at least two semitrailers that appeared to have slid off the slick, snow-covered highway. By 10 a.m., traffic was able to slowly pass the crash on the highway’s shoulder, but the area remained closed.

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east of Denver between Exit 295 for I-70 Business North and Exit 292 for Airpark Road west of Watkins, according to CDOT.

Other road closures included parts on Interstate 25 in southern Colorado, Colorado 86 -- also known as Founders Parkway -- near Castle Rock and northbound Colorado 115 near Penrose.

This is a developing story and will be updated. 

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