UPDATE | Westbound I-70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel reopened around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after an hours-long closure due to multiple crashes and white-out conditions. CDOT said the highway is still snow-covered and motorists should drive with caution.
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. — The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office is closing westbound Interstate 70 near the Eisenhower Tunnel due to multiple crashes and white-out conditions.
The sheriff's office said it is responding to at least four crashes between milemarkers 221 and 216. The extent of injuries is "unknown" at this time.
Due to the poor conditions, the sheriff's office is initiating a full closure of westbound I-70 at Georgetown (milemarker 228). Traffic is being turned back east at that exit.
It is unclear when the roadway will reopen.
In an update just before 5 p.m., the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office said the traffic that was stuck between the closure and the crashes at milemarker 216 are being cleared out. Once the traffic is cleared, the Colorado Department of Transportation will plow the highway before reopening it.
For the latest road conditions, visit COtrip.org.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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