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Snowy Weather Leads To Crashes, I-70 Closure East Of Denver

(CBS4) - The Colorado Department of Transportation closed part of Interstate 70 east of Denver Saturday afternoon because of tough driving conditions. Colorado State Patrol responded to a rollover near Airpark Road.

Police say there were multiple separate crashes in the general area.

At least one person was taken to a hospital, but it's not clear how they're doing, or how seriously anyone else was hurt.

I-70 SAFETY CLOSURE: Adverse weather forces closure between Airpark Rd. & Limon

NEW INFO 5:30 P.M. - CDOT says the westbound closure is now extended from Kansas to Denver. ---------------------------------- I-70 SAFETY CLOSURE: Adverse weather forces closure between Airpark Rd. & Limon

Posted by CBS Denver on Saturday, December 28, 2019

The closure spanned, at one point, between Airpark Road and U.S. 24 near Limon. CDOT announced at around 5:30 p.m. that westbound closure was extended from Kansas to Denver.

CDOT reopened I-70 at around 2 a.m. Sunday.

A warming shelter was opened Saturday night in Burlington.

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