GOLDEN, Colo. — Eastbound Interstate 70 closed at C-470 for a crash investigation Wednesday just before 7:30 a.m., Colorado State Patrol said.
Traffic backed up in that section of Golden as drivers tried to use Colfax Avenue to get to I-70, Luber reported.
"It is quicker if you are on EB 70 down from the foothills to exit at Morrison, go left, stay on Colfax to I-70 and join WB again," Denver7 Traffic Expert Jayson Luber said.
EB 70 is closed at 470.
— Jayson Luber (@Denver7Traffic) September 11, 2024
WB 470 is closed going to EB 70.
Traffic is significantly backed up in that part of Golden right now as drivers try to use Colfax to get to I-70. Use Kipling or Wadsworth instead of 470. pic.twitter.com/FF6kd9VE2O
Westbound C-470 also closed going to eastbound I-70. Those drivers had to go on westbound I-70, or to 6th Ave. and then to Colfax to westbound I-70, Luber reported.
"Use Kipling or Wadsworth instead of 470," Luber advised.
The wreck was initially reported to Colorado State Patrol as a motorcycle crash with a fire, Sgt. Patrick Rice, public information officer for CSP, told Denver7.
@GoldenCOPS is conducting crash investigation on I70 EB @ C470. I70 EB closed at C470. WB C470 traffic and EB I70 will be affected; plan accordingly. Visit https://t.co/yaNFCYgbd8 for additional information. @ColoradoDOT @CSP_News pic.twitter.com/car1KDCz0O
— CSP Golden (@csp_golden) September 11, 2024
