![]() When drivers set out on a trip, especially through high country roads or the I-70 mountain corridor, it would be wise to have the car supplied with an emergency kit. Highway closures can last for as little as a few minutes or for as long as several hours. Emergency response vehicles and heavy equipment may also need the median area to move about and access the emergency scene. If traffic is moving in the opposite direction, the median can be a hazardous area. Never hang out in the grassy median located between lanes. If you are stuck in a closure waiting for a road to be cleared of mud or rocks, do not leave your car unless absolutely necessary. The need for some closures is obvious – mudslides cover the highway, large boulders tumble onto the road, or a severe vehicle crash occurs. When CDOT and the Colorado State Patrol determine that a road must be closed, the decision is made to protect everyone including motorists and response crews. ![]() Just as motorists prepare for driving in the winter time, during summer months, travelers should also be ready for heavy rain storms, hail storms and what can potentially occur after those storms – flooding, mudslides and falling rocks. It is important that the traveling public be aware of summer weather conditions and forecasts. Colorado highways, particularly those in mountainous areas, can be vulnerable to the impacts of weather and the natural environment. Heavy rains and summer storms can lead to challenging driving conditions. Travelers will continue west on US Highway 40 and then south on CO 13 to complete the alternate route and return to westbound I-70 at Rifle (Exit 90).Įastbound travelers can detour using the same route in reverse. ![]() Westbound motorists from the Denver metro area should exit I-70 at Exit 205 (Silverthorne) and travel north on Colorado Highway 9 towards Kremmling. Traffic Impactsįull closure of I-70 between Dotsero (MP 133) and Glenwood Springs (MP 116) - Motorists are strongly encouraged to use the recommended northern alternate route Motorists should monitor for road closure information and continue to check the weather forecast before traveling in this area or through the mountains. ![]() In the event that a new mudslide occurs or a significant amount of debris from the mudslide path blocks the interstate, the closure may be extended past the Flash Flood Warning being lifted. Motorists should plan on Glenwood Canyon being closed through the remainder of the Flash Flood Warning.Ī traffic control point is in place at eastbound Exit 87 (West Rifle) to guide motorists to the northern alternate route (see map below).Visitors and local traffic traveling eastbound to Glenwood Springs and destinations in the Roaring Fork Valley can continue down US 6 and enter back on eastbound I-70 at Exit 90 (Main Rifle), Exit 97 (Silt) or Exit 105 (New Castle).ĬDOT crews will continue to assess the burn scar area and will determine if it is safe to reopen when the Warning is lifted. ![]() The Flash Flood Warning is in effect until this evening. Glenwood Springs - The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 70 in both directions through Glenwood Canyon at mile points 133 (Dotsero) and MP 116 (Glenwood Springs) due to a Flash Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service at 4:20 p.m. ![]()
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