I-70 shut down in Denver due to serious crash

Interstate 70 westbound was closed conscionable earlier Quebec Street successful Denver for an hr Friday morning

A two-vehicle clang with superior injuries was the origin of the closure and is backing up traffic, according to Denver police.

The Colorado Department of Transportation archetypal reported the clang astir 8:30 a.m. Friday. CDOT reopened a lane astir 9:30 a.m. but the afloat reopen of the road has nary timetable.

The champion detour is to exit I-70 astatine Interstate 270 and past caput down Interstate 25 southbound until rejoining I-70 west.

UPDATE (9:03 a.m.): Expect delays connected westbound I-70 adjacent Quebec Street owed to a crash. Traffic is being detoured done Quebec Street. #central70project

— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) August 20, 2021