EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. – The westbound lanes of I-70 remained shut down Tuesday morning near Avon after a semi-truck overturned, spilling heavy axles on the roadway.
The closure is impacting both westbound lanes of I-70 one mile from Avon near milepost 170 / Eagle, exit 169, according to CDOT.
The crash was reported at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the Vail Police Department, the semi overturned at the west end of Dowd Junction.
“It will take a long while to clean up and a crane or other heavy piece of machinery will be required to reload the axles onto a new truck,” wrote Vail PD on social media. “Traffic is being diverted onto Highway 6 at Minturn but it will be slow going and a back up into Vail is expected.”
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There was no immediate information on the condition of the driver.
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This is a developing story and will be updated.
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