I-70W reopened after three-hour closure in Colorado at Eisenhower tunnel

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I70 West Colorado closed

UPDATE: 2:30 p.m. Moutain. Colorado DOT reports all lanes open on I-70 Westbound after an accident closed all lanes west of the Eisehower tunnel. Original story follows.

Colorado Department of Transportation reports an accident west of the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70, near Milemarker 215, has closed all westbound lanes as of 11:30 a.m. Mountain time.

CDOT says the best alternate is U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass.

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UPDATE: One lane of I-70W opened as of 12:43 p.m. MDT, but CDOT followed with another update that stated all traffic was again being diverted at MM 216.

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