Digital message boards will display the closure points and the recommended detour. If there is a significant vehicle crash, there may be extensive delays or a closure. If there is rainfall on the Grizzly Creek burn scar above the roadway, there may be a safety closure due to the potential for mudslides and other debris flow. Safety is CDOT’s and CSP’s number one priority and the agencies will not reopen the interstate until it is safe to do so. Motorists should be prepared for an extended closure should there be another mud slide or slide materials blocking the roadway that will need to be cleared before reopening. Crews will continue to monitor the mudslide area.
The Colorado State Patrol will sweep the area to ensure there are no motorists or members of the public in the area. In the event that a Flash Flood Warning is issued, maintenance crews at the two closure points will close the interstate. There will be a single lane closure on eastbound I-70 at MP 116 which, again, allows the opportunity to quickly close the interstate as soon as a Flash Flood Warning is issued. This allows for a quick closure of the interstate if weather worsens.
I-70 Protocol Maintenance crews will be stationed at the two closure points along I-70 at MP 133 (Dotsero) and MP 116 (Glenwood Springs). Motorists planning to travel on I-70, visit rest areas or use the recreation path in Glenwood Canyon should pay attention to road conditions on and weather forecasts. I-70 Glenwood Canyon Traveler Information
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