Interstate 70 Safety Closure In Colorado Left Many Stuck In The Mountains
CBS Denver 3/14/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Denver
(CBS4) – The high country saw intermittent snowfall through the day Saturday, and while accumulation wasn’t too significant, it was enough to create hazardous driving conditions.
“I honestly thought the roads were going to be 20 times worse but then they shut down … we didn’t even get to the part that I guess is bad,” said Catherine Hayden, who was traveling from Utah to Chicago with her dog Clark and two friends.
Just after 6 p.m. Saturday, slick roads resulted in a safety closure of Interstate 70 in both directions from Silverthorne to C-470. By Sunday morning it was back open: