Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon reopens Friday morning

Interstate 70 done Glenwood Canyon has reopened aft it was antecedently unopen down owed to a flash flood warning.

On Friday morning, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced the reopening, but said they are intimately monitoring the upwind forecast. CDOT says that they are prepared to adjacent the roadworthy again should determination beryllium immoderate much warnings.

I-70 Glenwood Canyon is OPEN-5:15 a.m.(8/20) betwixt Exit 116 (#GlenwoodSprings) and Exit 133 (Dotsero). Crews are intimately monitoring upwind forecasts contiguous and are prepared to spell backmost into a information closure should the National Weather Service contented a flash flood WARNING. pic.twitter.com/o3ylm6rjUy

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

On Wednesday, a flash flood informing was issued for Eagle and Garfield counties which forced the closure. The canyon closed successful some directions from Glenwood Springs to Dotsero.

“This information closure was implemented successful effect to the National Weather Service forecasted flash flood WARNING implicit the Grizzly Creek Burn Scar,” CDOT said.