Parts of Interstate 70 and other state and federal highways are closed Wednesday as strong, damaging winds continue to gust across the Eastern Plains, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, eastbound Interstate 70 was closed east of Denver between E-470 near Watkins and Burlington, CDOT officials said. Westbound I-70 was also closed between Deer Trail and Burlington.
Burlington is about 13 miles west of the Colorado-Kansas state line.
Other 8 a.m. closures citing weather “safety concerns” include:
- U.S. 40 in both directions between Hugo and the Colorado-Kansas border
- U.S. 24 in both directions between Colorado Springs and Limon
- U.S. 385 in both directions between Burlington and Sheridan Lake
- Colorado 59 in both directions between Kit Carson and Seibert
- Colorado 94 in both directions between Ellicott and Rush
- Colorado 71 in both directions from Limon to Last Chance
- Northbound Colorado 83 between Walker Road and Black Forest
Eastbound Interstate 70 was also closed at 8 a.m. between Exit 173 for West Vail and Exit 176 for Vail because of a crash, according to CDOT.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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