A semitrailer crash near Vail, Colorado, has closed westbound Interstate 70, causing significant traffic delays. The accident involves a semitrailer carrying heavy axles that overturned, blocking both lanes of the highway.
Westbound Interstate 70 is closed near Vail on Tuesday after a semitrailer crash. (Photo courtesy of the Colorado Department of Transportation ).Westbound Interstate 70 is closed Tuesday morning near Vail after a semitrailer crashed, blocking both lanes of the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation . The semitrailer, which was carrying heavy axles, turned over on westbound I-70 near the west end of Dowd Junction, the for the crash cleanup and investigation between U.S.
6 and Exit 169 for Eagle, about a mile east of Avon. “It will take a long while to clean up and a crane or other heavy piece of machinery will be required to reload the axles onto a new truck,” Vail police officials said.Traffic is being diverted onto U.S. 6 at Minturn, but it’s slow going and a backup into Vail is expected, police said. Drivers should avoid traveling west out of Vail if possible and be prepared for delays in the area
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