![]() ![]() Highway closures can last for as little as a few minutes or for as long as several hours. As stopped traffic backs up, creating long lines, traffic will be let go in stages, allowing traffic queues ahead to clear, before releasing more traffic. Lengthy closures on the interstate may also be the result of staged releases. Emergency response vehicles and heavy equipment may also need the median area to move about and access the emergency scene. If traffic is moving in the opposite direction, the median can be a hazardous area. Never hang out in the grassy median located between lanes. If you are stuck in a closure waiting for a road to be cleared of mud or rocks, do not leave your car unless absolutely necessary. Cottonwood Pass is restricted to local traffic only. There are many auxiliary roads such as Cottonwood Pass, Hagerman Pass and Eagle/Thomasville Road that are not passable and do not have cell service. Motorists are asked to not use smartphone navigation apps to look for alternate routes. Before detouring onto any alternate route, motorists should refer to for the latest road conditions. By traveling on the recommended alternate route, motorists can avoid major delays caused by rough roads and other hazards. The alternate route will require approximately 2.5 hours additional travel time to reach your destination, compared to traveling on I-70 through Glenwood Canyon. Motorists traveling eastbound from Utah or Grand Junction can reach the Denver Metro area by traveling the route above in reverse. Travelers will then continue west on US Highway 40 and then south on CO 13 to complete the alternate route and return to westbound I-70 at Rifle (Exit 90). Westbound motorists from the Denver metro area should plan on traveling on the northern recommended alternate route by exiting I-70 at Exit 205 (Silverthorne) and traveling north on Colorado Highway 9 towards Kremmling or by exiting I-70 at Exit 157 (Wolcott) and traveling north on Colorado Highway 131 towards Steamboat Springs. If detouring, CDOT asks that motorists use the northern alternate route. Motorists who decide to wait out the closure must wait at a location off I-70, and will not be allowed to wait on the roadway. Motorists can either seek the northern alternate route via Steamboat Springs or they may wait out the Flash Flood Warning and safety closure. If a debris flow or mudslide occurs, motorists should be aware that I-70 will be closed for a longer period of time to allow maintenance crews to clear the highway. The closure will remain in place through the duration of the Flash Flood Warning, which is forecast to end at 5:00 p.m. The safety closure is in place to protect motorists from the potential of flash floods, mudslides, rockfall or other hazards that can be triggered by heavy rains at the location of Grizzly Creek burn scar area. Closure points for eastbound traffic will be from Exit 87 (West Rifle) to Exit 109 (Canyon Creek). Closure points for westbound traffic will be Exit 133 (Dotsero) to Exit 116 (Glenwood Springs). Statewide ― CDOT is putting a safety closure in place for Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon due to a Flash Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service. ![]()
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