Travel Alerts May 21

ROAD CLOSED
US 285 NB at Double Header Ranch Rd (3 miles south of the Morrison area). Expect delays.

Check cotrip.org/travelAlerts.htm#?roadId= for updates on re-opening

PASSENGER VEHICLE TRACTION LAW
- US 285 Southbound / Northbound Kenosha (Milemarker 203-228.5)
- US 285 Southbound / Northbound between Pine Jct. and Morrison (Milemarker 229-250)
- I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Idaho Springs and Denver/C-470 (Milemarker 241-259)
- I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Silverthorne and Georgetown (Milemarker 205-228)
- CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-86)
- US 6 Westbound / Eastbound Loveland Pass (Milemarker 220-229)

Passenger vehicles are required to have snow or mud/snow tires, use chains/alternative traction devices, or be a 4WD/AWD vehicle.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CHAIN LAW
- US 285 Southbound / Northbound between Pine Jct. and Morrison (Milemarker 229-250)
- I-70 Westbound / Eastbound Mt. Vernon Canyon (Milemarker 250-259)
- I-70 Westbound / Eastbound Floyd Hill (Milemarker 241-250)
- I-70 Eastbound Silverthorne to Eisenhower Tunnel (Milemarker 205-213)
- CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-86)
- US 6 Westbound / Eastbound Loveland Pass (Milemarker 220-229)

Chains or alternative traction devices (ATDs) required for all CMV, including buses and vans of 16+ capacity.

Hwy 285 northbound is closed near Doubleheader Rd. with detour access on Old 285 due to an accident involving a semi-trailer and three cars with the semi-trailer blocking the road. There were no major injuries in this accident.

CDOT 3 hours ago
US 285 NB: Road open at Double Header Ranch Rd. Following crash cleanup

Commercial chain law lifted
Hwy 285 between Pine Junction and C470

Passenger vehicle traction law lifted
US 285 in both directions between FS Rd 56 (Kenosha Pass) and Wandcrest Av (1 mile south of Pine Junction).