Eastbound Interstate 76 was closed for hours on Tuesday near Arvada after a semitrailer spilled fuel across the highway, state transportation officials said.
Investigators believe a semitrailer hauling asphalt was entering eastbound I-76 near Sheridan Boulevard shortly before 7:45 a.m. Tuesday when its drive shaft broke, damaging the hydraulic lines and puncturing the fuel tank, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol.
As of 1:15 p.m., the spill had been cleared and eastbound I-76 had reopened at Sheridan Boulevard, according to . The closure blocking traffic from Interstate 70 from entering eastbound I-76 had also lifted.
Colorado State Patrol’s hazmat team responded to the incident with local fire crews to contain and mitigate the fuel spill, agency officials said. No injuries were reported.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
