Westbound Interstate 70 is closed at Exit 248, near Idaho Springs, due to a major rockslide, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT is asking motorists from the Front Range to use U.S. Highway 285 West as an alternative route to the mountains.
Additionally, westbound I-70 is closed at milemarker 171, at Dowd Junction in Eagle County, due to a fatal, multiple-vehicle crash involving a HAZMAT vehicle. Neither closure has an estimated time to reopen.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.