Colorado road conditions: Multiple I-70 closures as winter storm hits mountains

Interstate 70 is closed at multiple points in the Colorado mountain corridor due to hazardous driving conditions as a winter storm rolls across the state, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. 

Drivers can expect hazardous or impossible conditions in the mountains, foothills and Denver metro through Friday morning, according to state transportation officials. Road closures are likely on I-70, Interstate 25 and U.S. 285.

Colorado road closures

• I-70 is closed in both directions at exit 254 near Genessee for a crash.
• Westbound I-70 is closed between exit 260 for C-470 and exit 259 for Morrison Road for safety concerns.
• U.S. 40 is closed in both directions between Cabrini Drive and Heritage Road near Golden for safety concerns.
• Eastbound I-70 is closed between Idaho Springs and C-470 due to safety concerns.
• Westbound I-70 is closed between exit 232 for Empire Junction and exit 228 for Georgetown for safety concerns.
• Eastbound I-70 is closed between exit 226 for Silver Plume and exit 228 for Georgetown due to a crash.
• Eastbound I-70 is closed between exit 205 for U.S. 6/Silverthorne and exit 216 for Loveland Pass due to a stalled vehicle.
• Eastbound I-70 is closed at exit 203 for East Frisco and exit 205 for U.S. 6/Silverthorne due to safety concerns.
• Colo. 119 is closed in both directions between Douglas Mountain Road and Selak Street in Black Hawk and in Nederland due to safety concerns.

Updated 9:22 p.m., March 13, 2024.