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UPDATE: Colorado Highway 9 reopens over Hoosier Pass, ending storm-related closures in Summit County

Westbound Interstate 70 was closed Monday morning Oct. 21, 2024, due to winter weather. Frankie Brah posted this photo of a vehicle that went off the side of the road on Facebook.
Frankie Brah/Courtesy photo

3:50 p.m.: Both lanes of traffic are open on Colorado Highway 9 following an hourlong closure to recover a vehicle near Hoosier Pass Monday around 3 p.m.

There are no closures in the county as of roughly 4 p.m.

3 p.m.: Colorado Highway 9 is closed in both directions near Hoosier Pass due to a stalled vehicle, according to CoTrip.org, the state’s traffic and road conditions website.



The closure is at mile point 76.5 near Park County Road 2. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, people should expect delays.

Drivers in the area are reporting on social media that there is a vehicle recovery mission ongoing in the area.



There is no timeline for reopening the roadway.

1 p.m.: U.S. Highway 6 over Loveland Pass has reopened to traffic, according to COTrip.org.

9:05 a.m: Interstate 70 westbound has reopened to traffic, according to COTrip.org.

9 a.m.: Interstate 70 westbound is closed between Silverthorne and the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnels, according to COTrip.org. Eastbound traffic appears to be flowing.

Original story: Eastbound Interstate 70 is closed between Silverthorne and the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel Monday, Oct. 21 as of 8 a.m., according to Colorado Department of Transportation.

The road is closed for safety concerns, according to COTrip.org, as snow falls over Summit County Monday morning.

Additionally, both directions of U.S. Highway 6 is closed over Loveland Pass. Colorado Department of Transportation is asking vehicles carrying hazardous materials to wait at Eisenhower Tunnel and they will be run at the top of the hour or as traffic allows, according to COTrip.org.

Westbound lanes of Swan Mountain Road closed for about half an hour due to an accident, but reopened around 8:15 a.m.

This story will be updated.


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