Traffic accident leads to closures on I-70 westbound


A traffic incident on I-70 has led to lane closures and significant delays. Crews are working on clearing debris and addressing a small fire near mile marker 211. Drivers can expect delays as one lane remains blocked.
Audio|Source: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00Copy.00:01MTS-15G-G-topi-Direct.00:071358.00:15Golden RP4.00:17Four.00:19Sounds like they're going to have a wrapped up pretty quick.00:22I'm going to man the closure point with Silverthorne at 205[2].00:27Copy that 1358.00:36Pencil 11-163.00:39Go ahead.00:41We can end up in the 205[2].00:43Two lanes getting by.00:47Copy, confirming the number one and two lanes will be open once they get to you and the number three lanes still block.00:55Paper.00:59Copy break.01:00So it's 31.01:01Did you copy that?01:06S13, I'm sorry.01:08I got a lot of noise with the traffic.01:09Can you go again?01:12We can release the closure at the 205[2] if you guys want to clear.01:17Break 7 in S11.01:18Can we just contact the tunnel and have them update to VMS[1] sort about the number one lane, left lane, being blocked? Listen to the 209.01:36Summit as a 63.01:38Just a correction on that.01:39It's going to be the number three lane that's locked, one or two or get by.01:44Copy number three lane that's locked 1559.01:50I'm not sure.01:51It looks like maybe you state just open the highway.
00:00
Copy.
00:01
MTS-15G-G-topi-Direct.
00:07
1358.
00:15
Golden RP4.
00:17
Four.
00:19
Sounds like they're going to have a wrapped up pretty quick.
00:22
I'm going to man the closure point with Silverthorne at 205[2].
00:27
Copy that 1358.
00:36
Pencil 11-163.
00:39
Go ahead.
00:41
We can end up in the 205[2].
00:43
Two lanes getting by.
00:47
Copy, confirming the number one and two lanes will be open once they get to you and the number three lanes still block.
00:55
Paper.
00:59
Copy break.
01:00
So it's 31.
01:01
Did you copy that?
01:06
S13, I'm sorry.
01:08
I got a lot of noise with the traffic.
01:09
Can you go again?
01:12
We can release the closure at the 205[2] if you guys want to clear.
01:17
Break 7 in S11.
01:18
Can we just contact the tunnel and have them update to VMS[1] sort about the number one lane, left lane, being blocked? Listen to the 209.
01:36
Summit as a 63.
01:38
Just a correction on that.
01:39
It's going to be the number three lane that's locked, one or two or get by.
01:44
Copy number three lane that's locked 1559.
01:50
I'm not sure.
01:51
It looks like maybe you state just open the highway.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
VMS: Variable Message Sign (traffic alert)
[2]
205: Mile Marker 205
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Location mentioned:
Eagle County, CO
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