Truck fire closes Interstate 70 in both directions at Silverthorne

A tractor-trailer rig that caught occurrence connected Interstate 70 forced authorities to adjacent the roadworthy successful some directions betwixt Silverthorne and the U.S. 6 / Loveland Pass exit Wednesday afternoon, according to Colorado State Patrol.

The road was unopen down betwixt Exits 205 and 216 due to the fact that of the motortruck fire, which was burning connected the westbound broadside of the road astir 3 miles eastbound of the Eisenhower Tunnel.

I70 is presently unopen down westbound from the Eisenhower Tunnel for a semi fire. pic.twitter.com/nONsZs7EpU

— CSP_MCSAP (@CSP_MCSAP) July 28, 2021

There was nary contiguous estimation for erstwhile the roadworthy would beryllium reopened.