Overnight Lane Closure at Twin Tunnels

March 12, 2012 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY - Central Eastern Colorado/CDOT Region 1 - CLEAR CREEK COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be closing one lane of Interstate 70 through the Twin Tunnels for inspection work this week.

One lane of eastbound I-70 will be closed through the eastbound tunnel beginning at 6 tonight, continuing through 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 13.

Drivers should anticipate some delays approaching the tunnel, especially during daytime hours.   However, CDOT will monitor traffic and adjust and/or remove the lane closure if long backups develop.

If the work is not completed overnight Monday, lane closures will continue the following night (Tuesday into Wednesday) during the same hours.

Weekly lane closure information about this and other projects will be available at www.coloradodot.info/travel/scheduled-lane-closures.html or by calling 511.  To receive project updates via e-mail, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the cell-phone icon in the upper right-hand corner.  The link takes you to a list of items you can subscribe to, including I-70 West, Denver to Glenwood Springs.