I-70 Colorado News Reports

Jim Hooley is in Morrison near Interstate 70 with a warning from the Colorado Department of Transportation about winter driving conditions, and the increased traffic for Martin Luther King Jr. weekend ... Read More

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A tow truck driver and Colorado State trooper are recovering after a multi-car crash on I-70 on Jan. 5. Colorado State Patrol said they responded to a crash just after 8 p ... Read More

An arctic blast will bring days of freezing temperatures and snow across the state this weekend, making for potentially hazardous driving conditions along with increased holiday traffic on ... Read More

A tow truck driver is still hospitalized after two crashes on Jan. 5 on Interstate 70 in Eagle County, the Colorado State Patrol reported Thursday. Read More

Gypsum resident Alex Salgado remains in the hospital with a broken pelvis and other injuries after a Jan. 5 accident on Interstate 70. Trooper Cecil Gaddy also is recovering from injuries sustained ... Read More

Eastbound Interstate 70 will close near Vail for at least six hours Tuesday as Colorado Department of Transportation crews recover a vehicle involved in a crash last week. Eastbound Interstate 70 ... Read More

CDOT said the closure was to allow for crews to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage. The time was selected due to traffic volume typically being at its lowest on I-70. The full closure was ... Read More

CDOT studies estimate a $1.6 million hit to the Colorado economy for every hour that I-70 must be closed for avalanche control, which happened four times in 2024. Read More

Eastbound Interstate 70 will close near Vail for at least six hours Tuesday as Colorado Department of Transportation crews recover a vehicle involved in a crash last week. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close the eastbound lanes of Vail Pass on Tuesday so crews can recover the wreckage of a semi-truck. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close eastbound Interstate 70 at Exit 180 to East Vail on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage. The transportation department ... Read More

Fuel leaking from a diesel tank required hazmat cleanup, which stopped crews from recovering the vehicle at the time. Read More

Vail Mayor Travis Coggin wants to see massive fines levied on drivers who violate Colorado's traction laws on Interstate 70. The breaking point was a Dec. 30 incident in which more than a dozen ... Read More

A carjacking suspect was captured halfway across the state after stopping at a Walmart while still in the stolen vehicle. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close eastbound Interstate 70 at the East Vail exit on Tuesday at 9 a.m. so crews can remove wreckage from a truck crash. Read More

Jan. 14, the Colorado Department of Transportation will close eastbound Interstate 70 at East Vail / Exit 180 to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage starting at 9 a.m. when traffic ... Read More

Vail Mayor Travis Coggin wants to see massive fines levied on drivers who violate Colorado's traction laws on Interstate 70 ... to use the left lane in tricky travel spots on I-70 including Glenwood ... Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will close eastbound Interstate 70 at Exit 180 to East Vail on Tuesday, Jan. 14, to remove commercial motor vehicle wreckage. The transportation ... Read More