CDOT restricts trailers and towed vehicles on I-70 west of Golden as winter storm intensifies

Vehicles with any type of trailer will not be permitted on Interstate 70 near and west of Golden starting at 4 p.m. Friday through 8 a.m. Saturday, the Colorado Department of Transportation announced. 

The hold comes amid a winter storm warning that is currently in place in the Eastern Plains and Front Range metro areas, with some eastern counties projected to net as much as 3 feet of snow by Saturday. 

Weather in mountain areas is expected to be less severe, though the transportation agency is warning of travel impacts along the I-70 corridor due to winter conditions and several ski areas’ opening weekends. 

Trailers will be restricted on I-70 in both directions from mile point 259 in Golden to 205 in Silverthorne. The same restrictions will also be in place on: 

• US 285 in both directions from mile point 250 in Morrison to mile point 184 in Fairplay
• US 40 in both directions from mile point 234 Winter Park to mile point 256 in Empire
• US 6 in both directions from mile point 217 Keystone to mile point 229 in Georgetown
• I-25 in both directions from mile point 180 south of Plum Creek Parkway to mile point 150 at North Academy Boulevard

The trailer restriction is intended to reduce the chances of semitrailer and other spinouts that often cause prolonged closures.

“Motorists should make every effort to travel between the Front Range and the mountains either before these conditions arrive in the late afternoon or after the storm passes on Saturday,” the agency stated. 

For weather alerts, visit Weather.gov. For traffic alerts and road conditions, visit CoTrip.org.

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