Morning snow across the Denver area on Wednesday slicked up the roads during the morning commute, causing dozens of crashes and shutting down parts of highways.
As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, road closures included:
- Southbound Colorado 93 between Arvada and Fairmount for unspecified safety concerns,
- The two right lanes of eastbound Interstate 70 from exit 244 for U.S. 6 to exit 248 at Floyd Hill for a stalled vehicle,
- The right lane of E-470 before exit 28 for Peña Boulevard, near Denver International Airport, for a crash,
- And the right lane of eastbound U.S. 36 in Broomfield, between East Flatiron Crossing Drive and Wadsworth Boulevard, for a crash.
Several lanes of southbound Interstate 25 were closed in Lone Tree for a crash earlier Wednesday morning, but the highway had fully reopened as of 8:15 a.m., according to state transportation officials.
Colorado 93 was also previously closed in both directions between 58th Avenue near Fairmount and Colorado 72 near Arvada after more than a dozen cars slid off the road Wednesday morning, Colorado State Patrol spokesperson Ivan Alvarado said.
No injuries were reported, Alvarado said. The northbound roadway opened shortly after 8:30 a.m., according to CDOT.
Denver police responded to 26 crashes between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to the department. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in those crashes.
“Take it slow, leave room, and drive safe!” Denver police officials wrote on social media.
Information on current road closures can be found online at cotrip.org.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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