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• Buffalo killed on I-70

  August 3, 2012 6:37 AM

  BYERS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say at least 10 buffalo have died after collisions with vehicles on Interstate 70 in eastern Colorado. Colorado State Patrol Trooper Josh Lewis says two people were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries after the crash near Byers before dawn Thursday. Lewis says... more »

• CDOT cancels plans for pace cars on I-70 Sunday

  February 12, 2012 12:39 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado highway officials have canceled plans to have police cars pace traffic on eastbound Interstate 70 in the mountains on Sunday. The Colorado Department of Transportation said Saturday it expects traffic to be too heavy for pace cars to do any good. CDOT uses pace cars to... more »

• Rifle man killed in RV collision

  June 22, 2011 12:06 PM

  PARACHUTE, Colo. (AP) - A 35-year-old Rifle man has died after his pickup truck collided with an RV. The Colorado State Patrol says an RV driven by James Vanacore was traveling westbound in the right lane on Interstate 70 on Tuesday when his RV blew a front tire. ... more »

• I-70 back open near Georgetown

  April 5, 2011 7:12 PM

  GEORGETOWN, Colo. (AP) - A 25-mile stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway is open again after being closed since morning while crews removed unstable boulders from a mountainside that were threatening to tumble onto traffic 300 feet below. State transportation officials say crews were able to remove all the... more »

• Five homes to be evacuated during I-70 rock removal

  March 30, 2011 5:12 PM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - A 30-mile stretch of Colorado's main east-west highway will be closed and five homes will be evacuated while crews use a helicopter to remove about 40 rocks - some as big as a car - from above the road. Officials say the boulders on a... more »

• I-70 scheduled to be closed for a day near Breckenridge

  March 30, 2011 2:12 PM

  BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) - Interstate 70 is scheduled to be shut down for at least one day next week so crews can remove some potentially dangerous rocks from above the highway. Lanes in both directions are set to be closed next Tuesday between Silverthorne and Empire starting at 9... more »

• New York company to design animal-friendly crossing on I-70

  January 24, 2011 12:53 PM

  DENVER (AP) - A New York firm has won an international contest to design a highway wildlife crossing near Vail. The winning design, announced Sunday, is for a broad overpass covered by trees, shrubs and grasses to blend in with the landscape on either side of Interstate 70. It's aimed... more »

• I-70 completely open in Colorado

  January 18, 2011 4:34 PM

  A winter storm has finally eased in the high country, allowing CDOT to clear I-70. The interstate is now completely open. US 40 and US 6 remain closed. COTRIP ONLINE more »

• I-70 to remain closed for hours

  December 21, 2010 8:47 PM

  I-70 is open eastbound from Silverthorne to the Tunnels. Westbound will be closed until at least 1 a.m.---after a hazmat spill. 50 gallons of a material used to make explosives spilled on the roadway. more »

• I-70 closures in the high country

  November 16, 2010 7:42 PM

  Mountain passes along I-70 are closed right now due to a fast-moving winter storm that moved into our state this afternoon. Some of those closed include the stretch between the Eisenhower and Georgetown tunnels. Click this link to get the latest information. more »

• Contest under way to design Colorado wildlife crossing

  September 14, 2010 10:09 AM

  Firms from around the world are competing to design a wildlife crossing that could be installed over Interstate 70 in Vail. The Colorado Department of Transportation is working with the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University on the contest and five firms have been selected as finalists. The... more »

• Zipper lane would cut I-70 trips in half

  August 26, 2010 11:18 AM

  Adding an extra, temporary eastbound lane to Interstate 70 would cut travel time from ski resorts to Denver by about half. That's according to the initial results of study commissioned by the Colorado Department of Transportation. It found using a reversible zipper lane on winter Sundays would cut the... more »

• Gov. Ritter signs 30 new laws

  May 28, 2010 8:15 AM

  Gov. Bill Ritter has signed 30 pieces of legislation, including a bill that reduces the penalty for late registrations of trailers. House Bill 1211, sponsored by Rep. Max Tyler, reduces the late fee to a flat $10 for small non-motorized vehicles up to 2,000 pounds. Other bills signed... more »

• I-70 west of Limon closed due to high winds

  May 24, 2010 4:40 PM

  Eastbound Interstate 70 closed west of Limon at mile marker 247 because of high winds for more than an hour Monday afternoon. At least one semi-trailer truck has tipped over in the wind. The road was closed at about 1:45 p.m. Monday and then reopened before 3 p.m. more »

• 20-car pile up temporarily shut down I-70 near Frisco

  May 3, 2010 8:31 AM

  Three people were injured in a 20-car-pile up that temporarily closed eastbound Interstate 70 just west of Frisco. Colorado State Patrol spokesman Nathaniel Reid says the three were taken to Summit Medical Center after Sunday's crashes but there was no word on their conditions. Snowy weather caused problems for the... more »

• Senate endorses I-70 "zipper" lane

  April 28, 2010 1:01 PM

  The Colorado Senate has endorsed adding a "zipper" lane on Interstate 70 to ease weekend traffic. Senators unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that's aimed at prodding the Colorado Department of Transportation to move ahead with the idea. CDOT is already studying whether it's feasible to use moveable concrete barriers to... more »

• Wire netting going up on rocky sides of I-70

  April 10, 2010 11:43 AM

  Colorado highway authorities are putting up wire netting on the sides of Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon to guard against rock slides. The netting is going up about a month after some 20 rocks rained down on the highway, including a 66-ton boulder. The highway was heavily damaged, but no... more »

• I-70 Vail Pass finally reopened

  April 2, 2010 8:54 AM

  Interstate 70 over Vail Pass is open again after an accident involving dozens of vehicles kept the highway closed. The Colorado State Patrol says a semitrailer going westbound on Thursday afternoon jackknifed and hit the median, causing a chain reaction of crashes in snowy weather. Troopers say one person... more »

• I-70 closed by 40 car pile-up

  April 1, 2010 3:49 PM

  I-70 is closed near Vail because of a 40-car pile-up in near-white-out conditions. At least six people were injured, one seriously, in the series of crashes. A bus has been sent from Vail to pick-up 25-35 drivers because their vehicles are so badly damaged that they're not drivable.... more »

• Permanent repairs start on I-70 after rock slide

  March 23, 2010 10:33 AM

  A contractor has started working on permanent repairs on an elevated section of Interstate 70 that was damaged when 20 boulders punched holes in the highway in Glenwood Canyon. The rock slide March 8 closed a 17-mile stretch of I-70 for about three days. No one was hurt. Flatiron Construction... more »

• Part of I-70 back open

  March 11, 2010 5:56 PM

  Workers have reopened Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevated section and littered the highway with boulders. One lane in each direction reopened Thursday afternoon. Repairs are still needed on other parts of the highway through Glenwood Canyon, about... more »

• One lane in both directions to open soon on I-70

  March 11, 2010 11:49 AM

  Workers are getting ready to reopen Interstate 70 in western Colorado, three days after a rock slide tore gaping holes in an elevated section and littered the highway with boulders. State officials say workers are patching holes, repairing drainage and clearing away snow in Glenwood Canyon Thursday morning. ... more »

• Some lanes of Interstate 70 could reopen today

  March 11, 2010 8:40 AM

  Workers have broken down a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado and hope to have some lanes open Thursday. State officials said they blasted the boulder just before nightfall Wednesday, but darkness prevented crews from clearing debris. A 17-mile stretch... more »

• Workers breaking up boulder threatening I-70

  March 10, 2010 12:30 PM

  Workers are breaking up a huge boulder threatening to tumble down a cliff onto Interstate 70 in western Colorado after a rock slide that closed the highway indefinitely. State officials say they hope to dislodge the boulder on Wednesday. After that, they'll decide how soon at least some lanes... more »

• Boulders the size of semis blocking I-70

  March 8, 2010 12:30 PM

  Boulders the size of semis crashed down on I-70 in Glenwood Canyon last night, punching holes in bridges, blocking all lanes and damaging guardrails. I-70 is completely closed for a 17-mile stretch with no estimate of when it will reopen. Work crews have to stabilize the mountainside, then use... more »

• Lawmakers want moveable I-70 lanes to ease traffic

  March 2, 2010 11:24 AM

  Two Colorado state senators are pushing a temporary solution to weekend traffic backups on Interstate 70. Sens. Chris Romer of Denver and Dan Gibbs of Silverthorne, both Democrats, want to use moveable barriers to temporarily add an eastbound lane on weekend afternoons when the highway is jammed with people returning... more »

• Possible I-70 delays for maintenance, utility work

  February 22, 2010 10:18 AM

  Maintenance and utility work could cause delays on Interstate 70 in the Colorado mountains this week. The Colorado Department of Transportation says drivers through the Eisenhower Tunnel might encounter single-lane closures for sweeping and curb cleaning from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Saturday. Single lane-closures also are expected as... more »