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Traffic metering on eastbound I-70 to cause delays as US Highway 6 over Loveland Pass remains closed

U.S. Route 6 is closed in both directions as of around 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2.
Colorado Department of Transportation/Courtesy photo

Both lanes of U.S. Route 6 near Keystone are closed over Loveland Pass between Interstate 70 and mile point 222, due to safety concerns, according to The Colorado Department of Transportation.

Hazmat vehicles are asked to wait at the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels and will be run at the top of the hour or as traffic allows. There is also traffic metering in place on eastbound Interstate 70, which means there will be traffic holds periodically.

The road to Arapahoe Basin Ski Area remains open from the Summit County side.



Additionally, westbound lanes of Interstate 70 shut down at about 9:30 a.m. just east of the tunnels for a stalled vehicle, but the roadway reopened and traffic was moving again shortly after.

Information for traffic closures across the state can be found at COtrip.org.


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