I-70 W in Colorado
Towing a 30’ fifth wheel. We don’t like driving in big cities and avoid them when possible. Going west in June on I-70 out of KS---does anyone know of any problem with getting off 70 from near Limon...
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I-70 through Glenwood Canyon was hit by a major rockslide last week. Major damage from rocks the size of cars!
It had been completely closed all lanes for several days. It is is still closed during the day from 0900 to 1600. During the night, there is only one lane open with a pilot car going east to west then vice versa. CDOT is stating it could be like this for another week or so.
From the COtrip.org website:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Announcement
I-70 through Glenwood Canyon is open to traffic 4pm to 9am, with a 10 ft. width restriction. Pilot Car operations and alternating traffic will occur between Exit 116 in Glenwood Springs and Exit 129 at Bair Ranch rest area. Pilot car operations will continue overnight (4pm to 9am), then daily closures will be in effect from 9am to 4pm as crews continue rockfall mitigation (when initial repairs and fence work are complete, the next phase will involve directing a single lane of traffic in each direction--crews are making every effort to get to this head-to-head traffic phase as quickly as possible). Delays through the current pilot car situation can be as long as 2.5 hours (at the 4pm hour) down to about 30 minutes later at night (10:00 pm-5:30 am). Alternate Route Information: Front Range/Summit County/Westbound Motorists: CO 9 (Silverthorne) to US 40 (Steamboat Springs) west on US 40 (Craig) south on CO 13 (Rifle). Eagle County/Westbound Motorists: north on CO 131 at Wolcott to Steamboat Springs, west on US 40 to Craig, then south on CO 13 (Rifle/I-70). The south alternate route uses US 50. Access to US 50 is available via Grand Junction for eastbound drivers and for westbound drivers by way of US 24/285 through the Salida area from the Front Range. Note: Cottonwood Pass and Independence Pass remain closed for the season.?
It had been completely closed all lanes for several days. It is is still closed during the day from 0900 to 1600. During the night, there is only one lane open with a pilot car going east to west then vice versa. CDOT is stating it could be like this for another week or so.
From the COtrip.org website:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest Announcement
I-70 through Glenwood Canyon is open to traffic 4pm to 9am, with a 10 ft. width restriction. Pilot Car operations and alternating traffic will occur between Exit 116 in Glenwood Springs and Exit 129 at Bair Ranch rest area. Pilot car operations will continue overnight (4pm to 9am), then daily closures will be in effect from 9am to 4pm as crews continue rockfall mitigation (when initial repairs and fence work are complete, the next phase will involve directing a single lane of traffic in each direction--crews are making every effort to get to this head-to-head traffic phase as quickly as possible). Delays through the current pilot car situation can be as long as 2.5 hours (at the 4pm hour) down to about 30 minutes later at night (10:00 pm-5:30 am). Alternate Route Information: Front Range/Summit County/Westbound Motorists: CO 9 (Silverthorne) to US 40 (Steamboat Springs) west on US 40 (Craig) south on CO 13 (Rifle). Eagle County/Westbound Motorists: north on CO 131 at Wolcott to Steamboat Springs, west on US 40 to Craig, then south on CO 13 (Rifle/I-70). The south alternate route uses US 50. Access to US 50 is available via Grand Junction for eastbound drivers and for westbound drivers by way of US 24/285 through the Salida area from the Front Range. Note: Cottonwood Pass and Independence Pass remain closed for the season.?
