Travel Alerts December 14

ROAD CLOSED
US 6 Westbound / Eastbound Loveland Pass (Milemarker 220-229)
Adverse conditions. Hazmat vehicles use Eisenhower Tunnel at top of hour, other traffic held. Delays.

CHAIN & TRACTION LAW
US 285 Southbound / Northbound Fairplay to Grant (Milemarker 184-208)
Chains required all CMV. Chains, snow tires or 4wd required all passenger vehicles.

PASSENGER VEHICLE TRACTION LAW
I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Vail and Copper Mountain (Milemarker 178-195)

I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Silverthorne and Georgetown (Milemarker 205-228)

I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Idaho Springs and Denver/C-470 (Milemarker 241-259)

CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-80)

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
I-70 Westbound Copper Mountain to Vail Pass Summit (Milemarker 195-190)

I-70 Eastbound Vail to Vail Pass Summit (Milemarker 178-190)

I-70 Westbound / Eastbound Floyd Hill (Milemarker 241-250)

CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-80)

Chains or alternative traction devices (ATDs) required for all CMV, including buses and vans of 16+ capacity. EB CMVs – There is no truck parking east of Milepost 133 or in Vail Valley. Trucks waiting out the chain law should not proceed past Dotsero – exit 133.

ROAD CLOSED
I-70 Westbound Vail Pass Summit (Milemarker 190)
Crash west of Summit. No estimated time to open.

ROAD CLOSED
I-70 Eastbound Silverthorne (Milemarker 205)
Closed due to accident. There is no estimated time of reopening.

Be prepared for avalanche mitigation throughout the weekend, which will result in closures for the safety of motorists and crews. Loveland Pass remains closed for adverse weather conditions.

#CAICFrontRange HIGH(4of5) Very dangerous avalanche conditions, especially around Berthoud & Loveland passes where more snow fell. Large and dangerous human-triggered avalanches are very likely. Avoid travel on & under steep slopes. tinyurl.com/CAICfrontrange

CSP Florence (@CSP_Florence)
12/14/19, 12:07 PM
Hwy 285 at Park CR 35 closed for a 3 car crash. Tow truck and Troopers en route

Edit to update 1:17pm:
I-70 EB: Road open at MM 171. Following avalanche reduction work.
I-70 WB: Road open at MM 195. Following avalanche reduction work.

Current Travel Alerts:

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 1m
Commercial vehicle chain law lifted. Passenger vehicle traction law lifted.
US 285 NB/SB between MM 199 and MM 208.

Crash
US 285 Southbound Jefferson (Milemarker 197)
Blocking the left lane, use caution and watch for crews

Passenger Vehicle Traction Law
I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Vail and Copper Mountain (Milemarker 178-195)
I-70 Westbound / Eastbound between Silverthorne and Georgetown (Milemarker 205-228)
CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-80)

Commercial Vehicle Chain Law
I-70 Eastbound Vail to Vail Pass Summit (Milemarker 178-190)
I-70 Eastbound Silverthorne to Eisenhower Tunnel (Milemarker 205-213)
I-70 Westbound Bakerville to Eisenhower Tunnel (Milemarker 221-215)
CO 9 Southbound / Northbound Hoosier Pass (Milemarker 73-80)

Road Closed
I-70 Westbound Copper Mountain (Milemarker 195)
I-70 Eastbound Dowd Junction (Milemarker 171)
Due to avalanche work. No estimated time to open.

US 6 Westbound / Eastbound Loveland Pass (Milemarker 220-229)
Adverse conditions. Hazmat vehicles use Eisenhower Tunnel at top of hour, other traffic held. Delays.

Heavy Traffic
I-70 Westbound Denver/C470 - Eisenhower Tunnel (Milemarker 259-215)
Up to 90 minutes travel time.
Last Updated: 12/14/2019 10:22 AM

CSP Florence @CSP_Florence 18m
Hwy 285 at Park CR 35 is back open.

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 1m
I-70 WB: Safety closure at MM 215. Due to crashes west of Tunnel. No estimated time to open.

CSP on the scanner: Hwy 285 getting slick in Shawnee at MM 217.

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 10m
US 285 NB/SB: Passenger vehicle traction law and Commercial vehicle chain law between Ridge Ln and MM 208.

Per James Richardson: 73 at Brook Forest on a roll over, also JCSO reporting very icy in the area.