I-70

A portion of Interstate 70 in western Colorado closed by a series of mudslides near where the Grizzly Creek Fire burned last year re-opened Monday. Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon opened at 3 p.m. and westbound lanes opened about three hours later.

The “Mile High Shift” is now underway. That’s what the Colorado Department of Transportation has dubbed the massive infrastructure project that will divert traffic off of the old, crumbling sections of I-70 in northeast Denver to a new, underground highway that’s been under construction for years. It’s a significant moment for Colorado’s infrastructure future. But it’s also an interesting moment for the state’s infrastructure past.

The Grizzly Creek Fire east of Glenwood Springs has burned the area near Hanging Lake. Fire officials said Friday it's not yet clear if the lake was affected, and they are waiting for the smoke to clear to assess it from the air.

Fueled by drought conditions, wildfires burning in western Colorado continue to grow in warm, windy weather.

A portion of Interstate 70 remained closed in western Colorado on Tuesday because of the Grizzly Creek Fire, which broke out along the highway the day before, forcing drivers headed across the state to take long detours through the mountains.

Portions of Interstate 70 through Colorado's mountains were shut down Friday because of heavy snow and avalanche control work as a winter storm hit the…

The four people killed after a semitrailer slammed into vehicles on a crowded stretch of Interstate 70 near Denver were all men from Colorado.The…

A speeding semitrailer whose driver appeared to one witness to be "wide eyed" and "terrified" passed a truck ramp before plowing into other vehicles on a…

2:15 p.m. update:Colorado officials say they hope to reopen a major highway by Saturday morning after the interstate was badly damaged by a fiery crash…

The Denver-area crash involved at least 24 cars and four semitrucks. One of the trucks was carrying a flatbed full of lumber — which contributed to a large fire on the roadway.