Northbound I-25 fully reopens following diesel spill near Denver Tech Center

· Aug. 9, 2022, 7:58 am

I-25 heading into Denver. March 16, 2022. — I-25 heading into Denver, March 16, 2022.

Updated at 10:50 a.m.

All northbound lanes of I-25 are reopen near Belleview Avenue in Greenwood Village following a crash and hazmat spill early this morning.

Greenwood Village police said they responded around 3 a.m. Tuesday to a box truck with a ruptured fuel tank near the Denver Tech Center. Nobody was injured during the single-vehicle crash, and police are still investigating the cause. All five northbound lanes of the highway were closed for several hours due to the spill.

Traffic update: ALL lanes of northbound I-25 are now open. We appreciate all the hard work to get the road open. Please drive safely! Thank you for your patience. @KDVR @DenverChannel @9NEWS @CBSNewscolorado @channel2kwgn pic.twitter.com/bhIb012xE1
— Greenwood Village (@GreenwoodGov) August 9, 2022

About 100 gallons of fuel spilled across the highway, according to Rodney Valenzuela, Public Information Officer for the Greenwood Village Police Department. CDOT clean-up crews arrived on the scene around 7 a.m. and are working to fully reopen the interstate.

Travel along the southbound side was not affected.

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