Westbound Interstate 70 reopened Saturday afternoon in Arapahoe County near Peoria after a crash involving a semi-truck.
The interstate closed at Exit 316 for U.S. 36 — about 7 miles west of Peoria — around noon Saturday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
A photo posted by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office showed a yellow semi-truck turned over onto its side, spread across the entire westbound interstate.
The interstate reopened to traffic around 2:36 p.m., CDOT officials said.
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating the crash.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
Updated at 5:41 p.m. Aug. 7, 2024: This article was updated to correct the name of the highway exit in the secondary headline.
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Originally Published: August 3, 2024 at 12:51 p.m.
