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Big delays on SB I-25 into downtown Denver due to police activity Wednesday

Denver police tweeted about police activity on 19th and Wynkoop forcing the closure.

Major gridlock on SB I-25 into downtown Denver with police activity in the area. Big delays from I-70 to Broadway, avoid the area if possible.

By: Jeff Anastasio

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DENVER — There were big delays getting into downtown Denver Wednesday morning as police activity forced the closure of the I-25 southbound HOV lanes.

It reopened around 2 p.m. A person in crisis was resolved peacefully, police said.

Denver police tweeted around 9:20 a.m. about police activity on 19th and Wynkoop forcing the closure.

Denver7 traffic expert Jayson Luber said drivers in the express lane could not get into downtown and were having to transition onto southbound I-25.

Travel times on southbound I-25 from I-70 to Broadway were around 30 minutes.

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