Travel Alerts March 19-20, 2020

CSP_Florence 2hrs ago
Please be careful driving today in Park and Chaffee County. We’ve already had a number of crashes. Highways have icy spots. We are on cold reporting so that you can file your crash report online after you get back home.

ROAD CLOSED
I-70 EB: Safety closure at Exit 254 - US 40; Genesee

US 6: Safety closure between MM 220 and MM 229.

Passenger vehicle traction and CMV chain law
US 285 in both directions between MM 183 (near Red Hill Pass) and MM 229 (Pine Junction).

CO 9 between 8th St (Fairplay) and Quandary Dr (Blue River).

Chains or alternative traction devices (ATDs) required for all CMV, including buses and Passenger vehicles are required to have snow or mud/snow tires, use chains/alternative traction devices or be a 4WD/AWD vehicle.

Passenger vehicle traction law
US 285 between MM 229 (Pine Junction) and MM 250 (near Lakewood).

I-70 in both directions between MM 205 (Silverthorne) and MM 259 (Mount Vernon Canyon).

Commercial vehicle chain law
US 285 between MM 229 (Pine Junction) and MM 250 (near Lakewood).

I-70 between MM 221 (4 miles west of Silver Plume) and MM 215 (Eisenhower Tunnel).

I-70 between MM 228 (Georgetown) and MM 215 (Eisenhower Tunnel).

I-70 between MM 241 (Idaho Springs) and MM 250 (4 miles east of Floyd Hill).

I-70 between MM 250 (4 miles east of Floyd Hill) and MM 259 (Mount Vernon Canyon).

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 1m
US 285 NB/SB: Stalled vehicle expect delays between MM 213 and MM 213.

Per cosmiccowboy55: accident jack-knifed semi, they said Santa Maria.

A friend over in Fairplay said the wind is picking up and he suspects that 285, if not closed for this, will be closing soon.

CSP Golden @CSP_Golden
ACCIDENT ALERT
For unincorporated Jefferson and Clear Creek Counties.

Multiple crashes eastbound on I-70 near Lookout Mountain. Diverting traffic to US 40 at Genesee.
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CDOT 3min
I-70 WB: Safety closure at MM 259. Due to multiple spin outs. No estimated time to open.

CSP_Golden
WESTBOUND I-70 Closed From Golden to Genesee

Extreme weather conditions socking Mt Vernon Canyon. Even troopers are stuck....

WE ARE OPENING I-70
Eastbound is open. Plows are leading the way westbound from Golden. We call it 'Slow Rolling'
Which means, GO SLOW

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The last of the passenger vehicle and commercial chain laws were lifted this morning.

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 1m
I-70 EB: Safety closure at Exit 254 - US 40; Genesee. Due to crash, detour in place. Expect delays.

CDOT @ColoradoDOT 9m
I-70 EB: Safety closure at Exit 244 - US 6. Due to crash. Detour in place, expect delays.

Edit to update: I-70 Closed both directions, not just eastbound.

I-70 re-opened both directions.