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CDOT’s first speed cameras will be placed in Floyd Hill I-70 construction zone in March

By Nathaniel Minor

I-70 during a snowstorm with a semi-truck driving

Colorado updated its tire chain law last year, but is it working?

Eastbound I-70 reopen over Vail Pass after 5-hour closure for truck crash cleanup

By Nathaniel Minor

SNOW STORM CLOSES INTERSTATE 70

Expect cooler air and heavy traffic in Colorado

Colorado announces agreement with Union Pacific over Moffat Tunnel, aims for more passenger rail travel through the mountains

By Nathaniel Minor

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Colorado tracked a wolf south of Interstate 70 for the first time

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Semi-truck crash causes multi-hour delay on I-70 for the second time this week

By Haylee May and Matt Moret

Newlyweds on the way to the mountains for a honeymoon vacation killed in crash after semitruck overturns on I-70

By The Associated Press

I-70 closed in both directions in Wheat Ridge as police investigate deadly semi-truck rollover

By Paolo Zialcita

INTERSTATE 70 EISENHOWER TUNNEL SILVERTON

CDOT is repaving I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel. Expect lane closures, delays and traffic until fall

By Nathaniel Minor

Colorado is one of the most popular travel destinations for Memorial Day, according to AAA report

By Sarah Mulholland

Fuel tanker crash on I-70 kills one, causes lengthy delays near Morrison

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Cottonwood Pass is open for the season, but it’s still not a good I-70 detour

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Preventing I-70 closures is top goal of commercial vehicle safety bill approved by state legislature

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Is it time to ban trailer trucks during ski traffic rush hours on I-70?

A picture of a map that highlights the northern and southern detours for Highway 50 between Montrose and Gunnison.

Cracks in bridge over Blue Mesa force safety closure, cuts of U.S. 50 between Montrose and Gunnison

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Colorado Wonders

The reasons behind the post-ski-day I-70 traffic jam and why the resorts don’t help by staggering closing times

By Allison Sherry

Colorado weather: Cold front expected to bring high winds, scattershot snow to Front Range

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