I-70 and I-25 closures due to heavy snow

A winter storm is expected to snarl traffic across Colorado today and Saturday, closing roads and threatening to make travel difficult or impossible on portions of Interstate 25 and Interstate 70.

The Colorado Department of Transportation warned that travel conditions could become “extreme to impossible” on Friday and Saturday, expressing particular concern about I-70 east of Denver and I-25 south of Pueblo.

Update 9 p.m.:

Commercial vehicles and vehicles with trailers of all types are prohibited from traveling on sections of I-70, I-25, US 285, US 40 and US 6 until 8 a.m. Saturday, according to CDOT.

Commercial vehicles and vehicles with trailers are not allowed to drive on:

• I-70 from Golden to Silverthorne
• I-25 from C-470 to North Academy Boulevard
• US 285 from Morrison to Fairplay
• US 40 from Winter Park to Empire over Berthoud Pass
• US 6 from Keystone to Georgetown over Loveland Pass
• US 6 from Golden to I-70 through Clear Creek Canyon

“This restriction is intended to reduce the likelihood of tractor-trailer and other serious failures, which require extensive manpower and specialized equipment to clear and which often result in extended highway closures,” transportation officials said in a news release.

Commercial vehicles stranded in the Denver metro area can park overnight at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. Sixth Avenue in Golden.

Motorways closed from 6:00 p.m. for safety reasons:

• I-25 south from Pueblo to the Colorado/New Mexico state line
• I-70 Eastbound Airpark Rd/Watkins Rd to Burlington
• I-70 westbound from Goodland, Kansas, to Limon
• US 6 over Loveland Pass
• US 24 Colorado Springs to Limon
• US 24 Seibert to Burlington
• US 40 Limon to Kit Carson
• US 160 from US 350 Junction to CO 389 Junction
• US 160 from Kim to US 385 Junction
• US 287 north from Wiley to Kit Carson
• US 287 from Springfield to the Colorado/Oklahoma state line
• US 350 from Trinidad to La Junta
• US 385 from Burlington to Cheyenne Wells
• Colorado 59 from Yuma to Kit Carson
• Colorado 71 from Last Chance to Punkin Center
• Colorado 86 from Elizabeth to I-70
• Colorado 94 from the El Paso County line to US 40/287 Junction
• Colorado 101 from Las Animas to Toonerville
• Colorado 109 from La Junta to Kim
• Colorado 389 from the New Mexico state line to US 160 Junction

Original story:

According to CDOT, current road closures as of 11:35 a.m. Friday include:

• I-70 eastbound, Airpark to Burlington,
• I-70 westbound, Goodland, Kan., to Limon,
• I-25 south, Pueblo to the New Mexico state line
• US 24 east and west, Colorado Springs to Limon
• US 40 west, Cheyenne Wells to Limon
• US 160 east and west, US 350 intersection to CO 389 intersection
• US 160 east and west, Kim to the US 385 intersection
• US 287 north, Wiley to Kit Carson
• US 350 east and west, Trinidad to La Junta
• CO 59 north and south, Yuma to Kit Carson
• CO 71 north and south, last chance to Punkin Center
• CO 86 east and west, Elizabeth to I-70
• CO 94 east and west, El Paso County line to intersection of US 40 and 287
• CO 109 north and south, La Junta to Kim
• CO 389 north and south, New Mexico state line to US 160 intersection,
• CO 266 east/west Rocky Ford to CO 109 intersection,
• CO 101 north/south from Las Animas to Toonerville