GOLDEN, Colo. – Both sides of US 6 at Loveland Pass reopened nearly six hours after a fatal crash closed that section of the highway early Wednesday evening, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
The highway was closed sometime before 7:30 p.m. following the crash on the Summit County side of the pass, Colorado State Patrol officials in Golden said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
Traffic Alert @CSP_Eagle has US-6 Loveland Pass closed MM216-229 for a fatal crash
— CSP Golden (@csp_golden) November 23, 2023
The location is MM223.5., which is on the Summit side
The closure will impact I70 as HazMat loads will be staged at the tunnel to go through at the top of the hour
Unknown ETA to open pic.twitter.com/FPNgttaSty
Vehicles carrying hazardous materials staged at Eisenhower Tunnel to go through at the top of the hour or as traffic allowed.
Drivers were advised to expect delays along that stretch of I-70 until the closure was lifted.
The highway was back open shortly after midnight on Thanksgiving.
