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CDOT closes US 40 for car wreck

Update 4:30 p.m.: US Highway 40 has reopened in both directions after being closed for a car wreck.

Original: The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed both directions of US Highway 40 in Clear Creek County for a car crash.

The highway is closed at milepost 249 at the base of Berthoud Pass near Empire.



CDOT is telling travelers to expect a long closure while crews clear the crash. There is no estimated time of reopening.

CDOT suggests travelers use CO Highway 9 to get to Silverthorne or Kremmling.




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