UPDATE: Colorado State Patrol reported at 9:50 p.m. that I-70 has reopened, but there's still heavy snow and slick roads at the top between Silverthorne and Bakerville. Traction and chain laws remain in place.
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DENVER – Several crashes shut down both directions of I-70 near the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel Thursday afternoon, and Colorado State Patrol is asking people to avoid travel on I-70 into the evening.
Eastbound I-70 was shut down at Silverthorne, west of the tunnel, around 5 p.m. because of a multi-vehicle crash just east of the tunnel, CSP said.
“No idea how long the cleanup will take,” a trooper tweeted at the time.
Around 5:30 p.m. the westbound lanes of I-70 were closed at Georgetown. CSP said that U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass was also closed. "Avoid the area for the next few hours please!" the agency tweeted.
WESTBOUND I-70 at Georgetown (mp 228)
— CSP Golden (@csp_golden) April 22, 2021
US 6 Loveland Pass (closed by crashed vehs)
Avoid the I-70 Corridor for the next few hours please!
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Heavy snow was falling along I-70 and U.S. 6 through the afternoon and is expected to continue for a few more hours into the evening. CDOT cameras showed snowpacked roads throughout the area.
Click here for the Denver7 traffic map. Click here to look at road conditions and closures across the state.
