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

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 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

Multiple people were transported to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Grand Junction on Friday afternoon. Officers with the Grand Junction Police Department responded around 1 ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Several people were transported to the hospital and a small roadside fire after a two-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon on U.S. Interstate 70. The collision happened ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION Colo. (KREX)- A 41-year-old Grand Junction man suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday when his vehicle rolled after striking a horse on Interstate 70 near Fruita, authorities ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -A rollover crash involving a semi-truck took place early Saturday morning. The crash happened around 7:39 a.m. on the I-70 eastbound lane at milepost 24. The truck was ... Read More

CDOT officials say they are working alongside state and local partners to reduce fire risks along roadways, particularly in areas most vulnerable to wildfires. Read More

Kyle Freud (PlaidWagon) is fighting for his life after hitting a horse on I-70. In 72 hours the off-road community raised over $42,000 for his family of 8. Read More

Kyle Freud was driving on Interstate 70 in Colorado on Feb. 8 when he and another driver struck a horse ... Read More

Driver fighting for life after striking loose horse on I-70 near Fruita early Sunday. Second driver unhurt. Latest details on the crash and ongoing danger of livestock on Colorado highways. Read More

Earlier on Friday, at approximately 2:42 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) responded to a crash at a private residence at Rambling Road and Twilight Lane that involved a 15-month-old female child ... Read More

The rest area has more parking space for trucks, allowing drivers to avoid parking on the interstate shoulders or ramps. Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - One woman died Tuesday night after a crash on I-70 in Mesa County. According to the Colorado State Patrol, a Lexus was pulled over on the left shoulder of I-70 eastbound ... Read More

(KKCO) -Westbound lanes on I-70 were closed Wednesday morning after a semi-truck crash. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, at about 6 a.m., a semi crashed near the ... Read More

The demonstration in Grand Junction is scheduled to take place at Canyon View Park and the 24 Road Interstate 70 overpass at 10 a.m., Saturday, June 14. Read More

A large amount of fentanyl with a street value of $750,000 was confiscated during a traffic stop on Wednesday. Read More

A man was arrested after a deputy found drugs in his car during a traffic stop on I-70, according to the Mesa County Sheriff's Office. Read More

A Mexican man ended up behind bars in Mesa County on Tuesday after sheriff's deputies allegedly found a '?large quantity'? of cocaine in his car during a traffic stop. Read More

A truck traveling westbound on Interstate 70 near the Highway 6 and 50 exit collided with a Colorado State Patrol vehicle traveling westbound. The truck driver then left the scene of the crash and ... Read More

Closures include: Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon ... and continue west to Grand Junction. Travelers on I-70 can use CO 9 to U.S. 285 south to U.S. 50, or use CO 91 southwest to U.S. 24 to ... Read More

The crash occurred on westbound I-70 near milepost 231 at 10:16 a.m. Initial reports indicated as many as eight cars were potentially involved. When Troopers arrived on the scene, they found 11 ... Read More

I recently had a great time exploring the food scene at the Grand Junction Regional Airport ... and not having to drive to Denver and deal with Interstate 70 and Denver International Airport ... Read More

A kidnapping allegedly took place after a two-vehicle collision Thursday morning. The Grand Junction Police Department said it received a call about a possible kidnapping around noon. The victim's ... Read More

I-70 near East Vail will be closed for a minimum of six hours, beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14. The detour, which will be along US 24 to Leadville, Highway 91 and ending at Copper Mountain to ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION ... westbound on I-70. A CSP Trooper and Deputies with the Mesa County Sheriff's Office Major Offender Task Force initiated a search on the interstate and were quickly able ... Read More

The federal land being made available to Mesa County to purchase is 32 acres. Its north border is Interstate 70, and the Government Highline Canal serves as the south border. The west border will be ... Read More

A tractor-trailer carrying heavy axles has overturned at the west end of Dowd Junction, shutting down both westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at mile post 170, just a mile from the Avon exit. The ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - One person is dead following a crash between a truck and a car on the I-70 Business Loop. In a press release issued Thursday, the Grand Junction Police Department said ... Read More

A driver of a vehicle traveling westbound on I70B was killed after colliding with a truck turning eastbound onto I70B from the frontage road near the 28 Road intersection, a news release said. The ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - From September 1 to May 31, all commercial drivers around Colorado highways are required to carry chains. From the Utah border, all the way up until you reach Morrison ... Read More

Interstate 70 has reopened in Dowd Junction at mile marker 171 following an extended closure due to a traffic accident on Saturday. Trooper Gabriel Moltrer with the Colorado State Patrol said the ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A weekend storm system will bring scattered showers to us on Colorado's Western Slope ... Highway 6 over Loveland Pass, and I-70 near the Einsenhower-Johnson Tunnels. Read More

For more than 50 years, traffic tore through downtown Grand Junction on two, wide, one-way streets. Then, this summer, the city installed white plastic posts on those streets, narrowing them to one ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - I-70 going eastbound closed at approximatley 10:41 a.m. Friday morning. Read More

The victims of a fatal crash on eastbound I-70, just east of the Avon 167 interchange in Colorado, have been identified. Tom and Carolyn Raymond died in that Saturday afternoon crash, their daughter ... Read More

Firearm injuries are costing Coloradans millions in medical bills each year, according to the Center For Improving Value in Health Care (CIVHC). Read More

Motorists whizzing along Interstate 70 between Rifle and Grand Junction are unlikely to notice tiny De Beque, a tumbleweed town of fewer than 500 souls with only four students in the high school ... Read More

Motorists driving the Interstate 70 Business Loop have undoubtedly noticed the tents and other supplies by the unsheltered population in the area. Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - As the winter storm has passed through, I-70 is seeing clearer road conditions. There are chances of light snow showers between the Silverthorne and Idaho Springs areas, ... Read More

Several highways across the Denver metro area and high country are closed due to adverse conditions and crashes. As of Today at 8:04 AM CO 9 southbound: Road closed Between County Road 102 and County ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Interstate Highway 70 is currently closed in both directions due to adverse weather conditions and crashes. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials say ... Read More

Djokic and numerous speakers voiced concerns about I-70 and its frequent closures due to weather, accidents, rockfalls, and wildfires should the USPS decide to move some operations from Grand Junction ... Read More

In response to safety concerns, the Colorado Department of Transportation has implemented closures on I-70 Eastbound and Westbound.As of yesterday at 4:12PMI-70 in both directions: Traffic ... Read More

the retail big-box giant Costco will be coming to Grand Junction. It was revealed in early September that a developer was interested in developing a parcel of land near the 24 Road exit off Interstate ... Read More

DE BEQUE, Colo. (KJCT) - The Colorado Department of Transportation is reporting that a section of I-70 is closed due to a crash. Scanner traffic indicates that there may be a pileup blocking traffic, ... Read More

DE BEQUE, Colo. (KJCT) - The Colorado Department of Transportation is reporting that a section of I-70 is closed due to a crash. Scanner traffic indicates that there may be a pileup blocking traffic, ... Read More

I-70 heading eastbound along Vail Pass was closed for most of the day due to weather related concerns and crashes. The closure took place between exit 180 and 190. U.S. 6 was also closed westbound ... Read More

It can indeed feel that way, said Melissa Newell. A scenic byway, the paved Colorado 65, runs from enveloping canyons off Interstate 70 outside Grand Junction to the lesser-known portal of Cedaredge, ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - A rollover accident turned fatal this morning along I-70 near Cameo exit 46. It happened around 8:35 a.m. closing the westbound lane of I-70. According to CDOT, as of 10 ... Read More

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - A rollover accident turned fatal this morning along I-70 near Cameo exit 46. It happened around 8:35 a.m. closing the westbound lane of I-70. According to CDOT, as of 10 ... Read More

Update 3:40 p.m.: The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened just east of Vail Pass Summit after being closed for over an hour, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The ... Read More

6 to not move a proposed ballot measure allowing the City of Grand Junction to go into debt to fund an Interstate 70 interchange at 29 Road ... Manager Greg Caton to City Council obtained via a ... Read More

A scenic byway, the paved Colorado 65, runs from enveloping canyons off Interstate 70 outside Grand Junction to the lesser-known portal of Cedaredge. This town of apple orchards is Newell's home. Read More

Grand Junction, CO (October 11, 2023) - An early morning crash disrupted traffic on I-70 traveling eastbound near exit 49 on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. Around 2:30 a.m., a vehicle reportedly rolled ... Read More