U.S. 6 is closed in both directions in Clear Creek Canyon between Colo. 93 and Colo. 119 after a semi overturned on Friday afternoon and blocked both directions of travel, according to state officials.
The long stretch of highway runs west from Golden and is a connection to Colorado’s gambling towns of Black Hawk and Central City.
The Colorado State Patrol received the first report of the semi rollover just before 1 p.m., according to Trooper Sherri Mendez. No other vehicles were involved in the wreck. The driver was transported to a hospital. Mendez did not have information about that person’s condition.
The Colorado Department of Transportation first announced the closure on social media at 1:27 p.m.
Traffic on the east end of the closure is being diverted onto Colo. 93. On the west end, drivers are being routed onto Colo. 119, CDOT spokeswoman Tamara Rollison said.
That closure is having impacts elsewhere on the highway system, particularly on Interstate 70 at the beginning of what promises to be a busy holiday weekend.
Rollinson did not have an estimated timeline for when the highway will reopen. Crews are focusing on investigating the wreck and cleaning it up, she said.
The Golden Fire Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office also are on the scene, Rollison said.
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