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7:21 a.m.: Backups continue on 285 as crews work to clean up the semi crash.
Not much change on 285 at 470. Still about a 30 minute drive out of the hills to 470. pic.twitter.com/d42l5VYutq
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) March 14, 2018
6:50 a.m.: Traffic backups from the semi crash are making for a longer-than-usual commute on Highway 285:
It is a 30 minute drive now from Conifer to 470 on NB 285. pic.twitter.com/mwLdDrBsB5
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) March 14, 2018
The NB 285 backup goes to Highway 8. I would take that over to the road just after the Fort, Turkey Creek, and then that will parallel 285 and dump you out at Quincy & 470. pic.twitter.com/M1f6SR2oea
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) March 14, 2018
6:45 a.m.: A crash involving a semi-truck is affecting traffic on Highway 285 near C-470. Traffic is getting by, but slowly.
One lane is still open on NB 285 out of the foothills to 470. Traffic is delayed significantly. pic.twitter.com/SPZ4FdUoCp
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) March 14, 2018