Eastbound I-70 scheduled to be closed for a few hours on Sunday in Colorado near Eagle

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Eastbound I-70 east of Grand Junction is scheduled to be closed on Sunday for a vehicle removal operation. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the closure will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to last three hours.

The detour for all eastbound traffic will start at Exit 147 at the Eagle Interchange. Traffic will be detoured to U.S. 6 for about 10 miles before returning to I-70 at Exit 157 at Wolcott.

The timeline for the removal is an estimate, according to CDOT, and the removal could be closed for a longer period of time. For traffic updates, visit the CDOT news page.

**Sunday PLANNED CLOSURE** I-70 eastbound will be closed at Eagle (MP 147). Detour on eastbound US 6 to Wolcott where you can merge back onto I-70. Begins at 8 AM 3/13/2022. Visit https://t.co/OGkXwyPqso for updates. @ColoradoDOT @I70app @EagleCountySO @EagleCounty @gefpd pic.twitter.com/tfyYlsfFgh
— CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) March 11, 2022