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Westbound I-70 reopens near Vail Pass after semi blocks highway

The closure stretched from Exit 90 near the Vail Pass summit to Exit 176 near Vail

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Westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in the high country reopened Friday morning after a semitruck sliding across the road blocked all lanes of traffic for about an hour.

Colorado Department of Transportation officials closed the highway at 10:40 a.m. between exit 190 for Vail Pass and exit 176 for Vail because of safety concerns,

Colorado State Patrol troopers were called to a property damage crash involving one vehicle, Sgt. Ivan Alvarado said. No injuries were reported.

It was not clear if the semitruck was equipped with tire chains.

The highway reopened as of 11:35 a.m.

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