I-70 eastbound reopens following crash near Copper Mountain Resort
4:40 p.m.: The roadway has fully reopened. No officials have responded to media requests for information.
4:30 p.m.: Traffic is moving, but delays of up to 15 minutes are expected in the area as crews work at the scene of the crash, according to CoTrip.org. Slower speeds are advised.
4 p.m.: Crews are responding to a crash on Interstate 70 in Tenmile Canyon, near mile marker 197, just east of Copper Mountain Resort.
The left lane of eastbound I-70 is closed due to the crash, according to CoTrip.org.
A request for information from Colorado State Patrol and Summit Fire & EMS was not immediately returned.
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