The Colorado Department of Transportation is sending out a heads-up to drivers in Wheat Ridge about an extended closure at Interstate 70 and Kipling. The city is continuing construction work on ... Read More

Collisions between vehicles and wildlife have dropped more than 85% near a wildlife underpass on Interstate 70 west of Denver, according to CDOT data. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation will shut down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 at Kipling Street starting Friday night for the second of two extended weekend closures to complete bridge ... Read More

Collisions between vehicles and wildlife dropped 85% on I-70 near a new underpass that offers a safer crossing for various species, according to CDOT. Read More

The I-70 Floyd Hill Project, which began in 2023, has entered a new phase marked by the construction of soaring bridges that will carry motorists across an entirely new segment of the interstate. Read More

The video of a truck using a runaway ramp on I-70 near Silverthorne, Colorado, racked up millions of views online. Read More

A lot near Interstate 70 and Washington Street in Globeville has sat dusty and vacant for decades, and neighbors want something done about it. Read More

A video that has amassed 31 million views on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows a semitractor-trailer using the runaway truck ramp on Interstate 70 near mile marker 209. Connor Storer took the video ... Read More

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Two teenagers are dead after a head-on collision on Interstate 70 early Sunday morning, according to Colorado State Patrol. Read More

Two people were killed early Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 just east of Rifle after a 17-year-old driver traveled the wrong way on the highway, according to the Colorado State ... Read More

Colorado Department of Transportation leaders have the green light to move forward with a five-year project to overhaul the aging Interstate 270 corridor in north metro Denver, agency officials ... Read More

Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed in Arapahoe County because of a crash, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Friday afternoon. Read More

Colorado State Patrol officials said a semi-truck carrying a trailer caught fire on Friday afternoon on I-70. Read More

Westbound Interstate 70 is closed at mile markers 72 and 75 in west Parachute and mile marker 105 in New Castle due to mudslides, according to a notification from the Garfield County Emergency Alert ... Read More

Starting Sunday, Aug. 23, Colorado Department of Transportation will begin resurfacing a section of Interstate 70 between Grand Junction and Clifton. Read More

Several agencies are responding to a brush fire that has closed eastbound U.S. Interstate 70 on Tuesday evening. Read More

Portions of Interstate 70 are closed on Friday morning due to a serious crash involving a motorcycle. Read More

Eastbound C470 is closed Thursday morning in Jefferson County at Interstate 70 after a semitrailer rolled over on the roadway. Read More

Both directions of Interstate 70 are closed down at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel for a multi-vehicle crash, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). A trooper was injured in the crash and ... Read More

A teenager was killed after crashing into a guardrail Wednesday off the Highway 36 Exit. Read More

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. - A teenage driver was killed Wednesday afternoon after a high-speed crash on Interstate 70 near Strasburg, the Colorado State Patrol said. The single-vehicle crash occurred on ... Read More

Access to I-70 eastbound toward Denver will be detoured via Highway 6 and 24 to the West Glenwood exit 114 during the closure. The work also closed the ramp on Wednesday. Mountain Rescue Aspen ... Read More

There's a moment when you're driving west on Interstate 70 through Colorado and the landscape does something unexpected. The mountains give way to high desert, the sky gets bigger, and the red rock ... Read More

A boy died after getting into a crash while speeding on Interstate 70 east of Denver Wednesday afternoon, according to Colorado State Patrol. The initial investigation showed the Acura was speeding ... Read More

The following three types of drivers inhabit the Interstate 70 corridor from Denver International Airport to Avon. I am certain that you've encountered them. The first are the speeders. They are ... Read More

A coal train derailed on Saturday in Garfield County in western Colorado. In the coming days, closures may be required for debris removal. Read More

There are road trips'and then there are electrifying adventures. My latest test-drive assignment took us from downtown Denver across Interstate 70 to Limon before heading south on US 287 toward Lamar. Read More

A motorcade will escort fallen firefighter Nathan Matthews from Denver to Grand Junction on Interstate 70 on Friday, according to a news release from the Colorado State Patrol. Matthews died July 24 ... Read More

Eastbound I-70 east of Denver is closed for emergency repairs after road buckling, says CSP. Traffic is diverted at Exit 304, with no reopening time given. Read More

July 28, 1966 Vail Associates president Pete Seibert accused the Colorado State Highway Department of bad faith negotiating in the department's attempt to purchase right-of-way land for Interstate 70 ... Read More

WATCH: Colorado crews use snowplows to clear mud from Interstate 70 Nearly 20 hours after flooding closed the I-70 in both directions, maintenance crews were still working to clear the highway with ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION Colo. (KREX)- A fast-moving storm Monday evening triggered severe flooding that shut down a stretch of Interstate 70 between Silt and New Castle, leaving crews working around the clock ... Read More

A crash involving an SUV and a semi closed westbound Interstate 70 near Idaho Springs, leading to hospital transport for one person, says the Colorado State Patrol. Read More

A crash on Interstate 70 Thursday morning led to a lengthy morning closure of the westbound lanes. CBS . The crash happened before daybreak in Clear Creek County, just west of Ida ... Read More

Colorado State Patrol said a crash involving an SUV and a semi early Thursday on I-70 resulted in one person being transported to the hospital. Read More

Construction on the Interstate 70 Exit 203 interchange project will include storm sewer work this week, bringing overnight ramp closures and detours for motorists traveling through Frisco. Crews are ... Read More

Colorado State Patrol said a trooper and two others were injured on I-70 near Watkins when an SUV hit the trooper's vehicle during a traffic stop. Read More

Colorado State Patrol said a trooper and two others were injured on I-70 near Watkins when an SUV hit the trooper's vehicle during a traffic stop ... Read More

Early this morning, a police pursuit on Interstate 70 resulted in a crash and a subsequent highway closure near the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Initial investigations by the Colorado State ... Read More

The eastbound lanes of I-70 were closed at the Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnel due to a crash near Bakerville on Tuesday morning. Read More

The crash happened on Interstate 70, right before the Colorado-Utah border. Read More

A helicopter is waiting for an injured hiker on Interstate 70 near Bakerville on Sunday afternoon. Read More

A crash on Saturday left the Centennial State with one less "Leaving Colorful Colorado" sign on Interstate 70. Read More

A wrong-way driver fled the scene after causing a multi-vehicle crash on I-70, according to Colorado State Patrol (CSP). Read More

There are bad places to settle a disagreement, and then there is stopping your car in the middle of a busy interstate to do it. Police in Colorado say that is exactly what two road rage drivers chose ... Read More

There are bad driving decisions, and then there is whatever happened on westbound Interstate 70 in Colorado this past Wednesday. Two drivers, apparently so committed to their mutual grievance that ... Read More

Both directions of Interstate 70 west of Glenwood Springs have been reopened. The highway was opened up in the early Wednesday morning after crews pushed back a brush fire. Read More

The wildfire that temporarily shutdown Interstate 70 on Tuesday has been contained. Fuels within the Paradise Fire's perimeter are expected to burn over the next few days, so smoke will still be ... Read More

Denver police are investigating a crash on I-70 near Steele Street that involved an e-bike. Medicare update: Proposed change could save recipients hundreds of dollars Breaking: Trump just slashed 3 ... Read More

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - The Lower Valley Fire District responded to a brush fire on U.S. Interstate 70 near Loma. The blaze was reported around 4:03 p.m., Thursday, near mile marker 13. Crews are ... Read More

Interstate 70 going westbound is slowly reopening after a wildfire shutdown the road completely for hours on Tuesday. Traffic at the Glenwood Springs Exit 116 is being released westbound through one ... Read More

The Paradise Creek Fire in South Canyon just west of Glenwood Springs has been fully contained. The fire ignited shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and resulted in the closure of Interstate 70 ... Read More

Emergency officials have closed Interstate 70 in western Colorado just west of Glenwood Springs due to the Paradise Creek Fire. There was also a wildfire in the White River National Forest. Read More

Interstate 70 is closed in both directions in Garfield County due to a brush fire west of Glenwood Springs. High expectations for Nabers leave the Giants eager to return their No. 1 receiver. But his ... Read More

Interstate 70 is shut down in both directions near Glenwood Springs due to a new wildfire, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Read More

Emergency officials have closed Interstate 70 in western Colorado just west of Glenwood Springs due to the Paradise Creek Fire. There was also a wildfire in the White River National Forest. Read More

Both directions of Interstate 70 west of Glenwood Springs are closed as crews fight a brush fire. Read More

The Paradise Fire closed I-70 for five hours on Tuesday. Read More

Emergency officials have closed Interstate 70 in western Colorado just west of Glenwood Springs due to the Paradise Creek Fire. Read More

The Glenwood Springs Police Department reported a brush fire started near the westbound lanes in South Canyon.  As of 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, both directions were closed while crews worked to contain the ... Read More

Interstate 70 in Garfield County will reopen '?shortly,'? Glenwood Springs police said at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The eastbound lanes will open fully, while only one westbound lane is likely to open Tuesday ... Read More

Interstate 70 is closed in both directions near Glenwood Springs after a brush fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon. Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Interstate 70 in Garfield County was closed in both directions for nearly five hours Monday due to a brush fire in the area. The eastbound lanes and one westbound lane ... Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Interstate 70 in Garfield County is closed in both directions due to a brush fire in the area. The closure, just west of Glenwood Springs, is between U.S. 6 (Chacra) and Exit ... Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Interstate 70 in Garfield County is closed in both directions due to a brush fire in the area. The closure, just west of Glenwood Springs, is between U.S. 6 (Chacra) and Exit ... Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (KJCT) - UPDATE 8:45 a.m. | The westbound right lane was still closed from Exit 114: West Glenwood to Exit 111: South Canyon Wednesday morning due to fire activity, according ... Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Interstate 70 in Garfield County is closed in both directions due to a brush fire in the area, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. The closure, just west of Glenwood ... Read More

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - Interstate 70 in Garfield County is closed in both directions due to a brush fire in the area. The closure, just west of Glenwood Springs, is between U.S. 6 (Chacra) and Exit ... Read More

A one-car crash shortly before 10 a.m. near Palisade on Monday left part of Interstate 70 closed for around four hours, and two people with serious injuries, officials said. Read More

Hail pinged off cars driving down Interstate 70 in Denver, Colorado on Monday, June 1, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area.X user @CraigHughesinCO ... Read More

Eastbound I-70 was closed for several hours Monday for a single-vehicle crash near Palisade. Read More

One person was ejected in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Monday morning on eastbound U.S. Interstate 70 outside of Palisade. Read More

Interstate 70 was shut down near Palisade late Monday morning due to a crash. Read More

Eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 are closed Monday afternoon near Palisade due to a crash, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. As of 12:37 p.m., eastbound lanes between Horizon Drive near ... Read More

One person was ejected in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Monday morning on eastbound U.S. Interstate 70 outside of Palisade. Read More

Drive the I-70 or Highway 285 corridors through Colorado's Front Range foothills today, and you might notice something new on the hillsides: rust-colored patches spreading throughout the ponderosa ... Read More

DENVER (KDVR) - The Derby Fire saw even more '?significant fire growth overnight,'? tripling in size and prompting early Wednesday morning evacuations north of Dotsero and Interstate 70 in Eagle County. Read More

The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Zak Dirt are continuing work on the Interstate 70 and Exit 203 Interchange Project in Frisco. Work will go through the fall of 2027 with a ... Read More

A fuel tanker rollover early Monday shut down westbound Interstate 70 near milepost 258 west of Golden in Jefferson County, with no estimated time for reopening. Colorado State Patrol troopers ... Read More

Westbound I-70 is closed near Highway 470 in Jefferson County Wednesday morning due to safety concerns according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Read More

Westbound lanes of I-70 were closed west of Denver early Wednesday morning due to a tanker rollover. Read More

Both directions of I-70 were closed west of Denver early Wednesday morning due to a tanker rollover. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, I-70 westbound was closed between 6th ... Read More

Westbound Interstate 70 is closed near C-470 due to a crash causing safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Read More

Westbound I-70 near Golden is shut down following a crash, according to CDOT, impacting traffic and causing delays. Read More

The truck driver accused in a deadly crash on I-70 in west metro Denver fell asleep at the wheel, veered off the road and flipped perpendicular across the highway, causing four oncoming vehicles to ... Read More

The Wheat Ridge Police Department has released more information regarding a deadly crash involving five vehicles on Interstate 70 on Saturday. Police believe the driver of a large box truck fell ... Read More

A child driver led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed pursuit on U.S. Interstate 70 eastbound that concluded with a crash around 5:25 p.m. According to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, ... Read More

A semi-truck crash closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the Colorado town of Georgetown on Saturday, but it has since reopened. The crash was reported around 10:30 a.m. and I-70 eventually ... Read More