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Drivers heading west across Interstate 70 are being told to avoid traveling that way after winter weather has forced the highway to be shut down at the Kansas/Colorado border.
The big rigs were towed out by the afternoon, said Sgt. Patrick Rice of the Colorado State Patrol. Some drivers may have been stranded until I-70 reopened, he said, but no injuries were reported. The highway remains closed to trucks through noon Friday and could shut to passenger vehicles too as the storm picks up.
I-70 westbound at the US 287 interchange in Denver. I-70 has one official branch in Colorado, I-270, which connects the Interstate with the Denver–Boulder Turnpike. Where these two freeways merge is the busiest portion of I-70 in the state, with an average of 183,000 vehicles per day as of 2009. [18]
Interstate 70 (I-70) is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from I-15 near Cove Fort, Utah, to I-695 and Maryland Route 570 (MD 570) in Woodlawn, just outside Baltimore, Maryland. I-70 approximately traces the path of U.S. Route 40 (US 40; the old National Road) east of the Rocky Mountains. West of the Rocky ...
A major rockslide prompted two highways to be shut down in Colorado over the weekend and witnesses captured the frightening moment on video. Highways 96 and 165 from Wetmore to Westcliffe in ...
Interstate 70 was closed from Watkins, Colorado to the Kansas state line due to the storm. [24] Winds in Colorado gusted up to 80 mph (130 km/h), while winds in New Mexico reached 76 mph (122 km/h). Snow drifts in the Oklahoma Panhandle reached 4–5 feet (1.2–1.5 m) due to wind and heavy snowfall. [25]
The I-70 westbound collector/distributor lanes at I-270 will close overnight, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Wednesday, October 30 through Saturday, November 2. Detour: I-70 westbound to I-270 northbound to ...
The closures and evacuations resulted in cancelations on hotel and resort rooms by visitors in Glenwood Springs, exacerbating economic challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Due to the closure of Interstate 70 and other roads, local businesses were unable to keep groceries, pet food and other items in stock, resulting in empty shelves.