I-70 Back Open In Eastern Colorado After Multiple Crashes, Whiteout Conditions Cause Closure
LIMON, Colo. (CBS4) - Interstate 70 is back open in both directions between Burlington and Limon on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Multiple crashes are cleaned up and there are no longer whiteout conditions.
Colorado State Patrol said in a tweet Sunday there were "multiple crashes and whiteout conditions" at noon.
Robert was on his way home to Kansas City after a trip to the mountains, when he got stopped short in Limon.
"I've been sitting here 3 hours roughly. Waiting on the gate to open," he said.
He wasn't alone. Rows of trucks and cars lined up on the frontage roads waiting to get back on the road.
Robert could have gone back to Limon to wait, but decided it was best not to push his luck. Someone hit his car when he was trying to stop at the gate to the on ramp and he didn't want to risk breaking his door or window trying to get out.
"I've had some bad luck getting to this point so we decided to stay right here," he said.
At 2 p.m. the westbound lanes reopened and then the eastbound lanes were back open about an hour later.
That was good news for Robert who no matter what knew how he will be spending the rest of his Sunday.
"Have a lovely conversation with my wife," he said.
The snowstorm that's dropping bands of snow across much of Colorado is still creating dangerous driving conditions in the eastern part of the state, so drivers are asked to go slower than normal and to drive safely if they must travel on the roadways.
